Premenstrual spotting of ≥2 days is strongly associated with histologically confirmed endometriosis in women with infertility

Ryan J Heitmann; Kelly L Langan; Raywin Huang; Raywin R Huang; Gregory E Chow; Richard O Burney

doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2014.04.041

Premenstrual spotting of ≥2 days is strongly associated with histologically confirmed endometriosis in women with infertility

Ryan J Heitmann, Kelly L Langan, Raywin Huang, Raywin R Huang, Gregory E Chow, Richard O Burney

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2014 · vol. 211(4) , pp. 358.e1–358.e6 · doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2014.04.041 · PMID:24799313 · W2091346946

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Premenstrual spotting lasting two or more days was strongly associated with histologically confirmed endometriosis in infertile women.

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Endometriosis Infertility, Female Metrorrhagia Adult Cohort Studies Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Infertility, Female Laparoscopy Logistic Models Medical History Taking Metrorrhagia Prevalence Retrospective Studies Sensitivity and Specificity

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[1] Chronic pelvic pain and quality of life after laparoscopy via openalex

[2] Classification of endometriotic implants by morphologic appearance and capacity to synthesize prostaglandin F via openalex

[3] Endometriosis, retrograde menstruation and peritoneal inflammation in women and in baboons via openalex

[4] Endometriosis symptoms and the limitations of pathology-based classification of severity. via openalex

[5] Epidemiological characteristics in women with and without endometriosis in the Yale series via openalex

[6] EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ENDOMETRIOSIS via openalex

[7] ESHRE guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis via openalex

[8] High Frequency of Endometrial Polyps in Endometriosis via openalex

[9] High prevalence of endometrial polyps in endometriosis-associated infertility via openalex

[10] Impact of endometriosis on quality of life and work productivity: a multicenter study across ten countries via openalex

[11] Peritoneal endometriosis, ovarian endometriosis, and adenomyotic nodules of the rectovaginal septum are three different entities via openalex

[12] Physiopathological Aspects of Corpus Luteum Defect in Infertile Patients with Mild/Minimal Endometriosis via openalex

[13] Reproductive History and Endometriosis Among Premenopausal Women via openalex

[14] The Relation of Endometriosis to Menstrual Characteristics, Smoking, and Exercise via openalex

[15] Validation study of nonsurgical diagnosis of endometriosis via openalex

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