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Delay in the diagnosis of endometriosis: a survey of women from the USA and the UK

Hadfield R et al., 1996

Human reproduction (Oxford, England), 11(4), 878-880

DOI 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019270 PMID 8671344 Source

Abstract

We investigated the length of time between the onset of pain symptoms and the surgical diagnosis of endometriosis in women from the UK and the USA. A total of 218 women with surgically confirmed disease, recruited through endometriosis self-help groups, completed a postal questionnaire. The mean +/- SD delay in diagnosis for women from the USA was 11.73 +/- 9.05 years, significantly higher than the equivalent delay of 7.96 +/- 7.92 years for women from the UK (P < 0.01). The stage of disease did not effect the length of time between the onset of symptoms and diagnosis. Therefore there is considerable delay in the diagnosis of endometriosis for women from both the UK and the USA. Efforts to reduce this delay are required to minimize the suffering of women with this disease.

Topics

Endometriosis > Diagnosis > LaparoscopyEndometriosis > Pathophysiology > Patient ExperienceBody Literacy > Patient Empowerment > Self-Advocacy
endometriosis diagnostic delay survey, years to endometriosis diagnosis, delayed diagnosis pelvic pain, endometriosis symptom onset to surgery, chronic pelvic pain diagnostic challenges, endometriosis UK USA comparison, surgical confirmation endometriosis timeline, patient experience endometriosis diagnosis, diagnostic lag endometriosis symptoms, endometriosis awareness patient advocacy, self-help group endometriosis survey, disease stage diagnosis delay correlation

Cite this article

Hadfield, R., Mardon, H., Barlow, D., & Kennedy, S. (1996). Delay in the diagnosis of endometriosis: a survey of women from the USA and the UK. *Human reproduction (Oxford, England)*, *11*(4), 878-880. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019270

Keywords

Adult, Endometriosis, England, Female, Humans, Time Factors, United States

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