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BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY
Volume 18, Issue 2, Pages 201-218Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2004.01.003
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age; delayed diagnosis; endometriosis; severity; systemic
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Looking at endometriosis from the bigger picture-as a systemic endocrine, immunological, and gastrointestinal disease-opens the door to broader treatments. The bigger-picture understanding of the disease also makes clear a variety of patterns of presenting symptoms, again clarifying the diagnosis. Data from over 7000 confirmed cases clearly show that delay in diagnosis (the average time to diagnosis is > 9 years) is a major problem and that current treatments are far from satisfactory. In conclusion, the impact of endometriosis, a disease that already produces intense symptoms, is worsened by a current lack of understanding of the disease beyond its pelvic definition.
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