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Recommendations Developed to Improve Endometriosis Diagnosis

Recommendations include transvaginal ultrasound of posterior compartment, observation of relative positioning of uterus, ovaries

Endometriosis Tied to Higher Rates of Hysterectomy Complications

Findings seen despite associations between endometriosis and younger age, lower likelihood of chronic conditions

Delays in Endometriosis Diagnosis Tied to Increased Health Care Utilization

Increased health care utilization seen up to 10 years before diagnosis with increases closer to diagnosis

Prevalence of Endometriosis Increased With Cadmium Exposure

Twofold increase seen in prevalence of endometriosis for cadmium concentration in second and third versus first quartile

Incidence Rate of First Live Birth Lower for Women With Endometriosis

Fertility rate before surgical diagnosis was lower for women with endometriosis than reference women

Fibroids, Endometriosis Tied to Higher Ovarian Cancer Risk

Hysterectomy modifies risk for cancer but not equally for Black and White women and for both conditions

Endometriosis Causally Associated With Ischemic Stroke

Most significant causality was found between infertility-related endometriosis, cardioembolic ischemic stroke

Endometriosis Linked to Greater Risk for Stroke

Of the total association of endometriosis with stroke risk, largest proportions attributed to hysterectomy/oophorectomy, hormone therapy

Migraine More Prevalent in Women With Endometriosis

Patients with migraine are significantly more likely to have severe or moderate endometriosis

Endometriosis Not Tied to Preterm Delivery

Findings similar regardless of endometriosis disease phenotype