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

Fertil Steril. 2010 May 1;93(7):2424-8. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.09.017.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living* / psychology
  • Adult
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cost of Illness
  • Endometriosis / complications*
  • Endometriosis / epidemiology
  • Endometriosis / physiopathology
  • Endometriosis / psychology
  • Female
  • Health Records, Personal
  • Health*
  • Humans
  • Infertility, Female / etiology
  • Infertility, Female / psychology
  • Middle Aged
  • Pelvic Pain / etiology
  • Pelvic Pain / psychology
  • Quality of Life
  • Self Concept
  • 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