Case-control study to develop and validate a questionnaire for the secondary prevention of endometriosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Endometriosis is a debilitating gynecologic disease characterized by the implantation of endometrial tissue in ectopic locations, with signs of severe and chronic inflammation. The new knowledge on endometriosis has highlighted the value of secondary prevention through the early diagnosis and treatment of lesions to reduce serious consequences, first of all, infertility and chronic pelvic pain. The purpose of this study is to assess the reliability and validity of the questionnaire, as a tool to precociously identify women with endometriosis, to prevent the progression of symptoms.

Method

We reviewed the literature and selected risk factors, symptoms, and phenotypic traits of the women affected by endometriosis to create the questionnaire divided into 8 modules, w

SUBMITTER: Ricci G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7105104 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature