Country of birth and hospitalization for pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, endometriosis, and infertility: a nationwide study of 2 million women in Sweden

Epidemiology of endometriosis: a large population‐based database study from a healthcare provider with 2 million members

“…In a German population, the highest prevalence rate was observed among women aged 35–44 years (12.8 per 1000), similar to our age‐specific estimate. The average incidence rate of 72 per 100 000 in our study is comparable with that of other published database studies in the UK, Iceland, and Italy (range 97–112 per 100 000 population), as well as Sweden (77 per 100 000 person‐years) . Still, the true prevalence and incidence of endometriosis in real‐world settings is not sufficiently established.…”

“…The average incidence rate of 72 per 100 000 in our study is comparable with that of other published database studies in the UK, 21 Iceland, 22 and Italy 23 (range 97-112 per 100 000 population), as well as Sweden (77 per 100 000 person-years). 24 Still, the true prevalence and incidence of endometriosis in real-world settings is not sufficiently established. Our results, and those of previous realworld studies cited above, are substantially lower than reports in clinical settings that estimate a prevalence of endometriosis of approximately 10%.…”

Endometriosis: The Role of Neuroangiogenesis

“…More recently, Sangi-Haghpeykar & Poindexter (44) found that relative to Caucasians, the adjusted odds ratio for endometriosis was 0.7 in African-American women, a difference that failed to reach statistical significance. In a study of more than two million women in Sweden, women born in African countries appeared to be protected against hospitalization for endometriosis compared with women born in Scandinavia and other Western countries (45). However, a questionnaire study of 1,500 women seeking infertility care at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, which yielded a 37% response rate overall, indicated endometriosis in 9% of Caucasians and 12% of African-American women (46).…”

Ectopic Pregnancy and Assisted Reproductive Technologies: A Systematic Review

“…In Cameroon, this percentage is 0.72% (Leke et al, 2004). In a large follow up study, in Sweden, ectopic pregnancy rates where compared between women from different countries of birth, but small differences were found (Eggert et al, 2008). In New York, ectopic pregnancy rates in black women are 4.78% (Fang et al, 2000).…”