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The patients with endometriosis may have positive family history, presence of congenital cervical stenosis | The patients with endometriosis may have positive family history, presence of congenital cervical stenosis or obstructive lesions in the uterovaginal tract.<ref name="pmid27565819">{{cite journal| author=Thomsen LH, Schnack TH, Buchardi K, Hummelshoj L, Missmer SA, Forman A et al.| title=Risk factors of epithelial ovarian carcinomas among women with endometriosis: a systematic review. | journal=Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand | year= 2017 | volume= 96 | issue= 6 | pages= 761-778 | pmid=27565819 | doi=10.1111/aogs.13010 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27565819 }} </ref><ref name="pmid26638662">{{cite journal| author=Lassus H, Pasanen A, Bützow R| title=[Is endometriosis a premalignant condition to ovarian carcinoma?]. | journal=Duodecim | year= 2015 | volume= 131 | issue= 19 | pages= 1777-84 | pmid=26638662 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26638662 }} </ref> | ||
===Symptoms=== | ===Symptoms=== | ||
The most common symptom of [[endometriosis]] is a cyclical, severe [[lower abdominal pain]] with [[menorrhagia]]. The following is a list of common presenting symptoms in a patient with [[endometriosis]]:<ref name="pmid11949938">{{cite journal| author=Murphy AA| title=Clinical aspects of endometriosis. | journal=Ann N Y Acad Sci | year= 2002 | volume= 955 | issue= | pages= 1-10; discussion 34-6, 396-406 | pmid=11949938 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11949938 }} </ref><ref name="pmid11469608">{{cite journal| author=McDonald JS| title=Diagnosis and treatment issues of chronic pelvic pain. | journal=World J Urol | year= 2001 | volume= 19 | issue= 3 | pages= 200-7 | pmid=11469608 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11469608 }} </ref><ref name="pmid28186620">{{cite journal| author=Cranney R, Condous G, Reid S| title=An update on the diagnosis, surgical management, and fertility outcomes for women with endometrioma. | journal=Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand | year= 2017 | volume= 96 | issue= 6 | pages= 633-643 | pmid=28186620 | doi=10.1111/aogs.13114 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28186620 }} </ref> | The most common symptom of [[endometriosis]] is a cyclical, severe [[lower abdominal pain]] with [[menorrhagia]]. The following is a list of common presenting symptoms in a patient with [[endometriosis]]:<ref name="pmid11949938">{{cite journal| author=Murphy AA| title=Clinical aspects of endometriosis. | journal=Ann N Y Acad Sci | year= 2002 | volume= 955 | issue= | pages= 1-10; discussion 34-6, 396-406 | pmid=11949938 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11949938 }} </ref><ref name="pmid11469608">{{cite journal| author=McDonald JS| title=Diagnosis and treatment issues of chronic pelvic pain. | journal=World J Urol | year= 2001 | volume= 19 | issue= 3 | pages= 200-7 | pmid=11469608 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11469608 }} </ref><ref name="pmid28186620">{{cite journal| author=Cranney R, Condous G, Reid S| title=An update on the diagnosis, surgical management, and fertility outcomes for women with endometrioma. | journal=Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand | year= 2017 | volume= 96 | issue= 6 | pages= 633-643 | pmid=28186620 | doi=10.1111/aogs.13114 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28186620 }} </ref> | ||
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Overview
Endometriosis is a condition affecting women in the reproductive age group. The patients with endometriosis may have positive family history, presence of congenital cervical stenosis or obstructive lesions in the uterovaginal tract The presenting features include cyclical abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea, pain with passing stools, and pain with intercourse.
History and Symptoms
History
The patients with endometriosis may have positive family history, presence of congenital cervical stenosis or obstructive lesions in the uterovaginal tract.[1][2]
Symptoms
The most common symptom of endometriosis is a cyclical, severe lower abdominal pain with menorrhagia. The following is a list of common presenting symptoms in a patient with endometriosis:[3][4][5]
Common Symptoms
- Dysmenorrhea
- Dull or cramping pelvic pain that begins two days before menstruation and persists through and after menses
- Dyspareunia
- Dyschezia
- Dysuria and hematuria
- Premenstrual or intermenstrual spotting (bleeding between periods)
- The onset of pain is prior to the first day of menstrual cycle and continues for two to three days after the last day of the cycle[6]
- Prolonged menstrual bleeding and (Menorrhagia)
Less common symptoms
- Cyclical rectal bleeding in colorectal endometriosis
- Infertility
- Nausea and vomiting
- Patients with endometriotic cyst or mass in the ovary may present with an acute abdomen
- Endometrial cysts in the thoracic cavity may cause thoracic endometriosis syndrome (catamenial pneumothorax)
- Presents as recurrent, self-resolving chest pain and breathlessness primarily seen before menstruation[7]
References
- ↑ Thomsen LH, Schnack TH, Buchardi K, Hummelshoj L, Missmer SA, Forman A; et al. (2017). "Risk factors of epithelial ovarian carcinomas among women with endometriosis: a systematic review". Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 96 (6): 761–778. doi:10.1111/aogs.13010. PMID 27565819.
- ↑ Lassus H, Pasanen A, Bützow R (2015). "[Is endometriosis a premalignant condition to ovarian carcinoma?]". Duodecim. 131 (19): 1777–84. PMID 26638662.
- ↑ Murphy AA (2002). "Clinical aspects of endometriosis". Ann N Y Acad Sci. 955: 1–10, discussion 34-6, 396–406. PMID 11949938.
- ↑ McDonald JS (2001). "Diagnosis and treatment issues of chronic pelvic pain". World J Urol. 19 (3): 200–7. PMID 11469608.
- ↑ Cranney R, Condous G, Reid S (2017). "An update on the diagnosis, surgical management, and fertility outcomes for women with endometrioma". Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 96 (6): 633–643. doi:10.1111/aogs.13114. PMID 28186620.
- ↑ Morotti M, Vincent K, Becker CM (2017). "Mechanisms of pain in endometriosis". Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 209: 8–13. doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.07.497. PMID 27522645.
- ↑ Marjański T, Sowa K, Czapla A, Rzyman W (2016). "Catamenial pneumothorax - a review of the literature". Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol. 13 (2): 117–21. doi:10.5114/kitp.2016.61044. PMC 4971265. PMID 27516783.