The Association Between Endometriosis Treatments and Depression and/or Anxiety in a Population-Based Pathologically Confirmed Cohort of People with Endometriosis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Endometriosis patients have a high rate of co-occurring anxiety and depression. There is currently no literature investigating how this may affect endometriosis treatment and outcomes. This study examines the prevalence of depression and anxiety in a pathologically confirmed population-based endometriosis cohort and examines how endometriosis treatments and outcomes differ by the presence of co-occurring depression and/or anxiety.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study using population-based administrative data sets included pathologically confirmed endometriosis patients identified from the complete pathology records of Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (British Columbia, Canada) between 2000 and 2008. These data were linked with population-based health data for

SUBMITTER: Goodwin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10664573 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature