Cohort profile: The Endometriosis pain QUality aftEr Surgical Treatment (EndoQUEST) Study.

ABSTRACT: Endometriosis affects reproductive-aged females and varies considerably in terms of symptom presentation, morphologic features, and treatment response. Most studies investigating symptom recurrence after an endometriosis-related surgery have been conducted among adults. The Endometriosis pain QUality aftEr Surgical Treatment (EndoQUEST) Study was established to assess characteristics and biomarkers that are associated with pain remediation and improved quality of life after an endometriosis-related surgery among adolescents and young adults. This paper describes the EndoQUEST methodology, summarizes baseline descriptive factors, and compares characteristics by participant retention status. We enrolled 100 surgically-confirmed endometriosis participants aged 12-23 years who provided questio

SUBMITTER: Shafrir AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9191708 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature