Endometriosis has major effect on lives of women - uncertainty about its cause, a lack of effective prevention or cure, and delays in diagnosis and treatment all contribute to a major societal impact of endometriosis, according to research presented here.
It is estimated that about 176 million women ages 15 to 49 worldwide, and 8 million in the U.S., have the painful condition, Lone Hummelshoi, secretary general of the World Endometriosis Society, reported at a half-day conference hosted by the Endometriosis Foundation of America. Those numbers are likely underestimates, she said, because many women with the disease have not yet received a diagnosis.
Increased awareness about endometriosis among women and healthcare professionals may help lessen delays in diagnosis, which average about 11 years from symptom onset, she said... Delays in diagnosis are a major problem with the disease... The average number of doctors seen before receiving a diagnosis was 6. "Think about what this is actually costing society and the waste of everybody's time," Hummelshoi said.
Adding to the cost of delayed diagnosis are the ineffective treatments used to ease the sometimes debilitating pain of the condition... The only treatment that appears to be effective at relieving endometriosis is surgery, but the results rely heavily on the skill of the surgeon, Hummelshoi said.
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