Time elapsed from onset of symptoms to diagnosis of endometriosis in a cohort study of Brazilian women

dc.creatorArruda, MS
dc.creatorPetta, CA
dc.creatorAbrao, MS
dc.creatorBenetti-Pinto, CL
dc.date2003
dc.dateAPR
dc.date2014-11-15T14:00:00Z
dc.date2015-11-26T17:20:17Z
dc.date2014-11-15T14:00:00Z
dc.date2015-11-26T17:20:17Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-29T00:07:54Z
dc.date.available2018-03-29T00:07:54Z
dc.identifierHuman Reproduction. Oxford Univ Press, v. 18, n. 4, n. 756, n. 759, 2003.
dc.identifier0268-1161
dc.identifierWOS:000182237800015
dc.identifier10.1093/humrep/deg136
dc.identifierhttp://www.repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/77860
dc.identifierhttp://www.repositorio.unicamp.br/handle/REPOSIP/77860
dc.identifierhttp://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/77860
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1283097
dc.descriptionBACKGROUND: The study aim was to assess the time elapsed between onset of symptoms and diagnosis of endometriosis, and,to identify the factors associated with diagnostic delay in a group of Brazilian women. METHODS: In this retrospective cohort study, 200 women with surgically confirmed endometriosis were interviewed at an endometriosis outpatient clinic. RESULTS: The median (interquartile range) time elapsed from onset of symptoms until diagnosis of endometriosis was 7.0 (range 3.5-12.1) years. The younger the women at onset of symptoms, the longer the period for diagnosis to be made: the median delay was 12.1 (range 8.0-17.2) years in women aged less than or equal to19 years, and 3.3 (range 2.0-5.5) years in women aged greater than or equal to30 years. The median time period between onset of symptoms and diagnosis was 4.0 (2.0-6.0) years for women whose main complaint was infertility, but 7.4 (3.6-13.0) years for those with pelvic pain. CONCLUSIONS: The delay in diagnosis of endometriosis was considered to be long, and especially so for young women with pelvic pain. More information relating to endometriosis should be offered to general physicians and gynaecologists in order to reduce the time taken to diagnose this condition.
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dc.languageen
dc.publisherOxford Univ Press
dc.publisherOxford
dc.publisherInglaterra
dc.relationHuman Reproduction
dc.relationHum. Reprod.
dc.rightsfechado
dc.rightshttp://www.oxfordjournals.org/access_purchase/self-archiving_policyb.html
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectdiagnosis
dc.subjectendometriosis
dc.subjectinfertility
dc.subjectpain
dc.subjectChronic Pelvic Pain
dc.titleTime elapsed from onset of symptoms to diagnosis of endometriosis in a cohort study of Brazilian women
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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