Is there a link between age at diagnosis of endometriosis and disease severity? What does research suggest? In this article, I am reviewing a relevant paper by Comptour et al. (1), a prospective study with data collected between 2004 and 2012, aiming to identify a possible correlation between age at diagnosis and severity of endometriosis. In this study, 964…
Adenomyosis is a common gynecological disease associated with heavy, painful periods as well as infertility. Recent advances in imaging methods allow us to diagnose adenomyosis with conventional, transvaginal ultrasound, opening new horizons in the application of novel management methods. Are there, however, certain criteria based on which we can confidently diagnose adenomyosis by ultrasound? Although in many cases, diagnosis…
According to a new study, patients operated for recurrent endometrioma had more deep endometriosis lesions and more severe disease, compared to those with no previous endometrioma surgery.
Other than the 3 types of disease, we also have stages of endometriosis. As we now know, endometriosis is a heterogeneous disease and, therefore, staging of endometriosis is not always an easy task. This is why there are, up to this date, more than one staging systems of endometriosis. The 3 most commonly used are: Stage Findings I: Minimal (1-5)…
The diagnosis of endometriosis is often difficult and this is secondary to a number of factors: Lack of awareness, incomplete understanding of the disease, heterogeneity of endometriosis, and co-existing diseases make the diagnosis complex. The mean delay from first symptom to diagnosis of endometriosis is around 8 years1. Many symptoms may first appear during adolescence and are often ignored as…
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