Patients' report on how endometriosis affects health, work, and daily life

The objective of this study was to assess the burden of endometriosis by obtaining patient-reported outcome data describing the experience of living with this disease. Survey data from 107 women with self-reported, surgically diagnosed endometriosis showed that living with this disease may be charac...

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Published in:Fertility and sterility 2010-05, Vol.93 (7), p.2424-2428
Main Authors: Fourquet, Jessica, M.P.H, Gao, Xin, Ph.D, Zavala, Diego, Ph.D, Orengo, Juan C., M.D, Abac, Sonia, R.N, Ruiz, Abigail, B.S, Laboy, Joaquín, M.D, Flores, Idhaliz, Ph.D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living - psychology
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Birth control
Case-Control Studies
Cost of Illness
Endometriosis
Endometriosis - complications
Endometriosis - epidemiology
Endometriosis - physiopathology
Endometriosis - psychology
Female
Female genital diseases
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Health
Health Records, Personal
Humans
infertility
Infertility, Female - etiology
Infertility, Female - psychology
Internal Medicine
Medical sciences
menstrual pain
Middle Aged
Non tumoral diseases
Obstetrics and Gynecology
patient-reported outcomes
pelvic pain
Pelvic Pain - etiology
Pelvic Pain - psychology
Quality of Life
Self Concept
Sterility. Assisted procreation
Surveys and Questionnaires
Task Performance and Analysis
Uterine Diseases - complications
Uterine Diseases - epidemiology
Uterine Diseases - physiopathology
Uterine Diseases - psychology
Women's Health
Work - physiology
Work - psychology
work performance
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Summary:The objective of this study was to assess the burden of endometriosis by obtaining patient-reported outcome data describing the experience of living with this disease. Survey data from 107 women with self-reported, surgically diagnosed endometriosis showed that living with this disease may be characterized by physical limitations that disrupt health, work, and daily life.
ISSN:0015-0282
1556-5653
DOI:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.09.017