Examining the co-occurrence of endometriosis and polycystic ovarian syndrome

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND

Polycystic ovarian syndrome and endometriosis are 2 of the most common reproductive disorders among women but are thought to be unrelated.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to examine the overlap and common symptoms of polycystic ovarian syndrome and endometriosis.

STUDY DESIGN

The study population included the Endometriosis, Natural History, Diagnosis, and Outcomes Study (2007–2009) operative cohort: 473 women, aged 18 to 44 years, who underwent a diagnostic and/or therapeutic laparoscopy or laparotomy at 1 of 14 surgical centers located in Salt Lake City, Utah, or San Francisco, California, in addition to a population cohort composed of 127 women from the surgical centers’ catchment areas. Age and site-adjusted multinomial regression models were used to est

SUBMITTER: Schliep K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10472311 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature