Prevalence, characteristics, and management of endometriosis in an infertile Maltese population

Camilleri, Lara Maria; Schembri, Alexia; Serracino‐Inglott, Anthony

doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.07.033

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“…A total of 2433 articles were extracted for this study. Finally, 17 studies 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 with 127,476 women suffering from endometriosis were included for estimating the prevalence of endometriosis ( Fig. 1 ).…”

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A systematic review on the prevalence of endometriosis in women

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“…Endometriosis was staged during surgical visualization according to the revised American Fertility Society (rAFS) [85] or revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine (rASRM) [86] and was reported in 26 studies (Supplemental Table 1). A total of 19 studies provided staging details based on the rAFS system [32,37,39,49,50,52,54,56,[58][59][60][61][62][63]70,72,76,81,83], and 7 studies were staged by the rASRM [26,29,34,38,40,64,67] system. A total of 20 studies (77%) were either based in a single hospital or clinic or used data from a hospital or insurance system.…”

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Is Endometriosis More Common and More Severe Than It Was 30 Years Ago?

Ghiasi

Kulkarni

Missmer

2020

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

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Objective: Current estimates of endometriosis prevalence and incidence are highly variable, leading to uncertainty regarding true endometriosis frequency or validity of quantified changes over time. We present a comprehensive review of the prevalence, incidence, and stage of endometriosis worldwide as reported over the past 30 years. Data Sources: We conducted a systematic search of observational studies using the PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and CINAHL databases to identify research papers published in English between January 1989 and June 2019. Search terminologies were limited to titles containing endometriosis and prevalence or incidence, or epidemiology, or frequency, or occurrence, or statistics. Methods of Study Selection: Two independent reviewers screened abstracts for study eligibility, and data from included studies were abstracted. Tabulation, Integration, and Results: Overall, 69 studies describing the prevalence and/or incidence of endometriosis met the inclusion criteria. Among these, 26 studies involved general population samples, 17 of which were from regional/ national hospitals or insurance claims systems. The other 43 studies were conducted in single clinic or hospital settings. Prevalence estimates for endometriosis widely varied from 0.2% to 71.4% depending on the population sampled. The prevalence reported in general population studies ranged from 0.7% to 8.6%, whereas that reported in single clinic-or hospitalbased studies ranged from 0.2% to 71.4%. When defined by indications for diagnosis, endometriosis prevalence ranged from 15.4% to 71.4% among women with chronic pelvic pain, 9.0% to 68.0% among women presenting with infertility, and 3.7% to 43.3% among women undergoing tubal sterilization. A meta-regression was conducted with year as the predictor of prevalence. No trend across time was observed among "general population in country/region" studies (b = 0.04, p = .12) or among "single hospital or clinic" studies (b = ˗0.02, p = .34); however, a decrease over time was observed among general population studies abstracted from health systems or insurance systems (b = À0.10, p = .005). Conclusion:As with all human studies, population sampling and study design matter. Heterogeneity of inclusion and diagnostic criteria and selection bias overwhelmingly account for variability in endometriosis prevalence estimated across the literature. Thus, it is difficult to conclude if the lack of observed change in frequency and distribution of endometriosis over the past 30 years is valid.

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Assessing the true prevalence of endometriosis: A narrative review of literature data

Harder,

Velho,

Brandes

et al. 2024

Intl J Gynecology & Obste

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Endometriosis is a gynecologic condition often described as the “chameleon of gynecology” because of its elusive symptoms. The World Health Organization acknowledges its severe impact on quality of life due to pain, fatigue, depression, and infertility. There is limited literature on the prevalence of endometriosis, knowledge of which is essential for effective prevention, treatment strategies, and funding. We aim to structure and present the published data on endometriosis prevalence, synthesizing the discrepancy between health insurance and clinical data. PubMed, Cochrane CENTRAL, and LIVIVO were researched for peer‐reviewed articles published between January 2000 and July 2023 on women of reproductive age. Health insurance companies argue that few women (~1%) are affected by endometriosis. Interestingly, the prevalence of clinical data studies (6.8%), population‐based surveys/self‐reported studies (6.6%), and symptomatic patient data (21%) revealed a different picture. Based on the data gathered, a multi‐layered prevalence model has been proposed to illustrate the large discrepancy in the prevalence numbers, leading to the disease being underestimated and underfunded. This variability may be influenced by the heterogeneity in designs and the analyzed data, and clinical complexity. In summary, this narrative review reveals that the prevalence of endometriosis is higher than health insurance and other stakeholders might have previously assumed.

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Prevalence, characteristics, and management of endometriosis in an infertile Maltese population

Cited by 8 publications

References 2 publications

A systematic review on the prevalence of endometriosis in women

A systematic review on the prevalence of endometriosis in women

Is Endometriosis More Common and More Severe Than It Was 30 Years Ago?

Assessing the true prevalence of endometriosis: A narrative review of literature data

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