High prevalence of undiagnosed iron deficiency in endometriosis patients: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The primary objective was to evaluate the prevalence of undiagnosed iron deficiency in patients with endometriosis.

Methods

We performed a multi-center, cross-sectional study at two tertiary care hospitals. We included 251 non-pregnant women (18-50 years old) presenting with a clinical or surgical diagnosis of symptomatic endometriosis. Patients who consented to the study underwent screening bloodwork (including complete blood count, ferritin, and transferrin saturation) and completed the study survey assessing demographics, medical and surgical history, and validated questionnaires to assess iron deficiency and endometriosis symptoms.

Results

The prevalence of iron deficiency in our endometriosis cohort was 53.4% (134/251), and the prevalence of iron defici

SUBMITTER: Goldberg HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11823345 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature