James K. Nelson

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a painful chronic inflammatory disease caused by endometrial tissue implanting and growing outside the uterus, resulting in pelvic pain symptoms and subfertility. Treatment imposes a substantial economic burden …

INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of endometriosis and the need for treatment in the USA has led to the need to explore the contemporary cost burden associated with the disease. This retrospective cohort study compared direct and indirect health…

OBJECTIVE: To compare direct and indirect costs between endometriosis patients who underwent endometriosis-related surgery (surgery cohort) and those who have not received surgery (no-surgery cohort). DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. S…