Quality of life outcomes in women with endometriosis are highly influenced by recruitment strategies

Abstract

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Health‐related quality of life in women with endometriosis, compared with the general population and women with rheumatoid arthritis

“…The participants in the endometriosis group were recruited from a patient organization. Hence, women with moderate to severe disease are likely overrepresented . Part of the effect of endometriosis on mental HRQoL in the present study seems to have other contributing factors than physical symptoms—such as pain and infertility—and thereby perhaps also other than disease severity.…”

Endometriosis, especially mild disease: a risk factor for miscarriages

“…Another strength of this study is the application of both the well-known rASRM classification system (33) and the surgical phenotypic classification of endometriosis adopting the description of the most severe endometriosis lesion (SUP < OMA < DIE) (36). It has been shown that phenotypic classification corresponds better to the obstetric outcome than the rASRM classification (42,43). The even distribution of SUP, OMA, and DIE as the most severe localization of the endometriosis disease within our study population allows for a reliable evaluation of the role of different lesion locations in the risk for miscarriage.…”

“…associated quality of life(42) from women treated in primary care centers. Because most studies focus on the presence of disease symptoms, WwE with few symptoms and satisfactory quality of life are underrepresented in most scientific studies conducted at university care centers.…”

Peritoneal fluid cytokines related to endometriosis in patients evaluated for infertility

“…Validation of the class separation was performed by random permutation and the leave n-out method. ROC curves were evaluated to determine the minimal number of cytokines included in the final profile, by the following process: [1] the cytokine possessing the lowest current PLS-DA model weighting coefficient was removed; [2] a new, reduced PLS-DA model was determined with the remaining cytokines; [3] the area under the curve (AUC) of this new, reduced model was calculated; [4] the iteration process was continued until the smallest PLS-DA model (i.e., involving the lowest number of cytokines) still producing an AUC within 1 standard error of the maximal PLS-DA model was obtained.…”

“…Apart from infertility, the most common symptoms associated with endometriosis are pelvic pain, dyspareunia, dysmenorrhea, dyschezia, and dysuria (2). In patients with endometriosis, the disease often has a significant negative impact on quality of life, work ability, and educational careers (3,4).…”