Patients' report on how endometriosis affects health, work, and daily life

The objective of this study was to assess the burden of endometriosis by obtaining patient-reported outcome data describing the experience of living with this disease. Survey data from 107 women with self-reported, surgically diagnosed endometriosis showed that living with this disease may be charac...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Fertility and sterility 2010-05, Vol.93 (7), p.2424-2428
Hauptverfasser:	Fourquet, Jessica, M.P.H, Gao, Xin, Ph.D, Zavala, Diego, Ph.D, Orengo, Juan C., M.D, Abac, Sonia, R.N, Ruiz, Abigail, B.S, Laboy, Joaquín, M.D, Flores, Idhaliz, Ph.D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activities of Daily Living - psychology Adult Biological and medical sciences Birth control Case-Control Studies Cost of Illness Endometriosis Endometriosis - complications Endometriosis - epidemiology Endometriosis - physiopathology Endometriosis - psychology Female Female genital diseases Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Health Health Records, Personal Humans infertility Infertility, Female - etiology Infertility, Female - psychology Internal Medicine Medical sciences menstrual pain Middle Aged Non tumoral diseases Obstetrics and Gynecology patient-reported outcomes pelvic pain Pelvic Pain - etiology Pelvic Pain - psychology Quality of Life Self Concept Sterility. Assisted procreation Surveys and Questionnaires Task Performance and Analysis Uterine Diseases - complications Uterine Diseases - epidemiology Uterine Diseases - physiopathology Uterine Diseases - psychology Women's Health Work - physiology Work - psychology work performance
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Zusammenfassung:	The objective of this study was to assess the burden of endometriosis by obtaining patient-reported outcome data describing the experience of living with this disease. Survey data from 107 women with self-reported, surgically diagnosed endometriosis showed that living with this disease may be characterized by physical limitations that disrupt health, work, and daily life.
ISSN:	0015-0282 1556-5653
DOI:	10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.09.017