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Endometriosis

Australia

• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
  • Endometriosis [2023]
  • Endometriosis in Australia: prevalence and hospitalisations [2019]

• BMC Research Notes
  • The prevalence of self-reported diagnosed endometriosis in the Australian population: results from a nationally-representative survey [2019]

• Maturitas
  • Impact of endometriosis on women's health-related quality of life: A national prospective cohort study [2023]

• Reproduction and Fertility
  • Lessons from implementing the Australian National Action Plan for Endometriosis [2022]

Australia, Europe

• Australian Journal of General Practice
  • Endometriosis: A review of recent evidence and guidelines [2024]

Australia, New Zealand

• Australasian Menopause Society
  • Endometriosis – management after menopause

• Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Endometriosis clinical practice guideline

Austria, Germany, Switzerland

• Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis. Guideline of the DGGG, SGGG and OEGGG (S2k Level, AWMF Registry Number 015/045, August 2020) [2021]
  • QS ENDO Real – A Study by the German Endometriosis Research Foundation (SEF) on the Reality of Care for Patients with Endometriosis in Germany, Austria and Switzerland [2020]

Brazil

• Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
  • Fertility preservation in women with endometriosis [2021]

Canada

• Canadian Association of Radiologists
  • Current Practice Patterns, Challenges, and Need for Education in Performing and Reporting Advanced Pelvic US and MRI to Investigate Endometriosis: A Survey by the Canadian Association of Radiologists Endometriosis Working Group [2024]
  • CAR Practice Statement on Advanced Pelvic Ultrasound for Endometriosis [2023]

• CMAJ
  • Diagnosis and management of endometriosis [2023]

• Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
  • Endometriosis in Canada: It Is Time for Collaboration to Advance Patient-Oriented, Evidence-Based Policy, Care, and Research [2021]
  • Prevalence, Symptomatic Burden, and Diagnosis of Endometriosis in Canada: Cross-Sectional Survey of 30 000 Women [2020]
  • Cross-Sectional Survey of the Impact of Endometriosis Symptoms on Health-Related Quality of Life in Canadian Women [2020]

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
  • Diagnosis and Impact of Endometriosis – A Canadian Guideline [2024]

Denmark

• Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
  • Temporal and regional differences in the incidence of hospital-diagnosed endometriosis: a Danish population-based study [2022]

Europe

• European Menopause and Andropause Society
  • EMAS position statement: Managing the menopause in women with a past history of endometriosis [2010]

• European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy
  • Recommendations for the surgical treatment of endometriosis. Part 2: deep endometriosis [2020]
  • A European survey on the conservative surgical management of endometriotic cysts on behalf of the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE) Special Interest Group (SIG) on Endometriosis [2020]
  • Recommendations for the Surgical Treatment of Endometriosis. Part 1: Ovarian Endometrioma [2017]

• European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
  • ESHRE guideline: endometriosis [2022]

• European Society of Urogenital Radiology
  • European society of urogenital radiology (ESUR) guidelines: MR imaging of pelvic endometriosis [2017]

• Implementation Science
  • The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis: an electronic guideline implementability appraisal [2011]

Europe, United States

• Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
  • The Burden of Pelvic Pain Associated With Endometriosis Among Women in Selected European Countries and the United States: A Restricted Systematic Review [2024]

France

• Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging
  • Deep pelvic infiltrating endometriosis: MRI consensus lexicon and compartment-based approach from the ENDOVALIRM group [2023]

• Fertility and Sterility
  • Enhanced recovery after posterior deep infiltrating endometriosis surgery: a national study [2022]

• Haute Autorité de Santé
  • Management of endometriosis CNGOF/HAS clinical practice guidelines [2018]

• Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction
  • Surgical management of endometriotic women with pregnancy intention in France: A national snapshot of centers performing a high volume of endometriosis procedures [2021]

• Scientific Reports
  • Increasing incidence and spatial hotspots of hospitalized endometriosis in France from 2011 to 2017 [2022]

Germany

• Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde
  • National German Guideline (S2k): Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis [2014]

• International Journal of Fertility & Sterility
  • Germany Endometriosis Pattern Changes; Prevalence and Therapy over 2010 and 2019 Years: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study [2022]

High-income countries

• Journal of Psychosomatic Research
  • Neuroticism and cognitive correlates of depression and anxiety in endometriosis: A meta-analytic review, evidence appraisal, and future recommendations [2024]

India

• Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India
  • Updates in Endometriosis Management [2024]

International

• Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
  • The natural evolution of untreated deep endometriosis and the effect of hormonal suppression: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis [2024]

• BMC Pharmacology & Toxicology
  • A systematic review and Bayesian analysis of the adverse effects of dienogest [2024]

• BMC Women's Health
  • Treatment of endometriosis: a review with comparison of 8 guidelines [2021]

• BMJ Open
  • Protocol for developing, disseminating and implementing a core outcome set for endometriosis [2016]

• Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  • Endometriosis: disease mechanisms and health disparities [2024]

• Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues for endometriosis [2023]
  • Laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis [2020]

• Current Medical Research and Opinion
  • Use of dienogest in endometriosis: a narrative literature review and expert commentary [2020]

• Drug Design, Development and Therapy
  • A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews on the Use of Aromatase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Endometriosis: The Evidence to Date [2023]

• Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • An exposure to endocrine active persistent pollutants and endometriosis - a review of current epidemiological studies [2023]

• European Journal of Pain
  • Psychosocial factors associated with pain and health-related quality of life in Endometriosis: A systematic review [2022]

• Facts, Views & Vision in ObGyn
  • What to choose and why to use - a critical review on the clinical relevance of rASRM, EFI and Enzian classifications of endometriosis [2021]

• Fertility and Sterility
  • World Endometriosis Research Foundation Endometriosis Phenome and biobanking harmonization project: II. Clinical and covariate phenotype data collection in endometriosis research [2014]
  • World Endometriosis Research Foundation Endometriosis Phenome and Biobanking Harmonization Project: III. Fluid biospecimen collection, processing, and storage in endometriosis research [2014]
  • World Endometriosis Research Foundation Endometriosis Phenome and Biobanking Harmonisation Project: IV. Tissue collection, processing, and storage in endometriosis research [2014]
  • World Endometriosis Research Foundation Endometriosis Phenome and Biobanking Harmonisation Project: I. Surgical phenotype data collection in endometriosis research [2014]
  • Pain scoring in endometriosis: entry criteria and outcome measures for clinical trials. Report from the Art and Science of Endometriosis meeting [2010]

• Healthcare
  • Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Incidence and Prevalence of Endometriosis [2020]

• Human Reproduction Open
  • Endometriosis classification systems: an international survey to map current knowledge and uptake [2022]
  • Endometriosis classification, staging and reporting systems: a review on the road to a universally accepted endometriosis classification [2021]

• Indian Journal of Medical Research
  • A systematic review on the prevalence of endometriosis in women [2021]

• International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • The Subjective Experience of Dyspareunia in Women with Endometriosis: A Systematic Review with Narrative Synthesis of Qualitative Research [2021]

• International Journal of General Medicine
  • Impact of Endometriosis on Life-Course Potential: A Narrative Review [2021]

• International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Liquid Biopsy in Endometriosis: A Systematic Review [2023]
  • Endometriosis and COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2022]

• Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Endometriosis and Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2021]

• Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine
  • Development of Provisional Acupuncture Guidelines for Pelvic Pain in Endometriosis Using an e-Delphi Consensus Process [2023]

• Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
  • Non-Invasive Imaging Techniques for Diagnosis of Pelvic Deep Endometriosis and Endometriosis Classification Systems: An International Consensus Statement [2024]
  • An International Terminology for Endometriosis, 2021 [2021]

• Medicine
  • Quality evaluation of endometriosis guidelines using AGREE II [2022]

• PLoS ONE
  • Comparison of clinical practice guidelines methods to reach diagnostic test recommendations regarding diagnostic laparoscopy for endometriosis: A scoping review [2024]

• Reproduction and Fertility
  • The role of parity in the relationship between endometriosis and pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2023]

• Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
  • Global and regional trends in the burden of surgically confirmed endometriosis from 1990 to 2021 [2025]

• Reproductive Sciences
  • Holistic Approaches in Endometriosis - as an Effective Method of Supporting Traditional Treatment: A Systematic Search and Narrative Review [2024]
  • The Efficacy of Self-Management Strategies for Females with Endometriosis: a Systematic Review [2023]
  • Defining Future Directions for Endometriosis Research [2013]

• Scientific Reports
  • Comparative pregnancy rate after colorectal resection versus other surgical procedures for deep infiltrating rectal endometriosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2025]
  • A systematic review and meta-analysis on alcohol consumption and risk of endometriosis: an update from 2012 [2022]

• Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Systematic approach to sonographic evaluation of the pelvis in women with suspected endometriosis, including terms, definitions and measurements: a consensus opinion from the International Deep Endometriosis Analysis (IDEA) group [2016]

• World Endometriosis Research Foundation
  • World Endometriosis Research Foundation Endometriosis Phenome and Biobanking Harmonization Project: V. Physical examination standards in endometriosis research [2024]

• World Endometriosis Society
  • World Endometriosis Society consensus on the classification of endometriosis [2017]
  • Consensus on current management of endometriosis [2013]

Italy

• International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Does Quality of Care (QoC) Perception Influence the Quality of Life (QoL) in Women with Endometriosis? Results from an Italian Nationwide Survey during Covid Pandemic [2022]

Japan

• Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
  • Clinical practice guidelines for endometriosis in Japan (The 3rd edition) [2022]
  • Clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of extragenital endometriosis in Japan, 2018 [2020]

New Zealand

• Ministry of Health New Zealand
  • Diagnosis and Management of Endometriosis in New Zealand [2020]

Norway

• BMC Women's Health
  • Patients' and relatives' perspectives on best possible care in the context of developing a multidisciplinary center for endometriosis and adenomyosis: findings from a national survey [2022]

Poland

• Ginekologia Polska
  • Guidelines of the Polish Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians on the management of women with endometriosis [2024]

• International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Awareness of Endometriosis Symptoms—A Cross Sectional Survey among Polish Women [2021]

Republic of Korea

• Journal of Epidemiology
  • The Estimated Prevalence and Incidence of Endometriosis With the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort (NHIS-NSC): A National Population-Based Study [2021]

• Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
  • Clinical evaluation and management of endometriosis: guideline for Korean patients from Korean Society of Endometriosis [2018]

• Scientific Reports
  • Current treatments for endometriosis in South Korea: an analysis of nationwide data from 2010 to 2019 [2023]

Spain

• International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Epidemiology of Endometriosis in Spain and Its Autonomous Communities: A Large, Nationwide Study [2021]

Sweden

• Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services
  • Endometriosis – Diagnosis, treatment and patient experiences [2018]

Taiwan

• Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Long-term dienogest treatment in endometriosis: Consensus from Taiwanese experts [2024]

United Kingdom

• BMJ Open
  • Cost-effectiveness of long-acting progestogens versus the combined oral contraceptives pill for preventing recurrence of endometriosis-related pain following surgery: an economic evaluation alongside the PRE-EMPT trial [2024]

• British Fertility Society
  • Evidence based management of patients with endometriosis undergoing assisted conception: British fertility society policy and practice recommendations [2024]

• British Journal of Radiology
  • MRI for the diagnosis and staging of deeply infiltrating endometriosis: a national survey of BSGE accredited endometriosis centres and review of the literature [2020]

• Health Technology Assessment
  • Preventing recurrence of endometriosis-related pain by means of long-acting progestogen therapy: the PRE-EMPT RCT [2024]

• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
  • Relugolix–estradiol–norethisterone for treating symptoms of endometriosis [2025]
  • Linzagolix for treating symptoms of endometriosis [2025]
  • Endometriosis: diagnosis and management [2024]
  • Endometriosis [2018]
  • Endometriosis and fibroids

• NHS England
  • Severe endometriosis [2013]

• Right Decisions
  • Medical management of endometriosis (suspected and confirmed)

• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • The Effect of Surgery for Endometriomas on Fertility [2017]

• Scottish Government
  • Endometriosis: lived experience insight report 2023 [2023]

United States

• American College of Radiology
  • Endometriosis

• American Family Physician
  • Endometriosis: Evaluation and Treatment [2022]

• American Society for Reproductive Medicine
  • Endometriosis

• Endotext
  • Endometriosis

• Fertility and Sterility
  • Perioperative outcomes in a nationwide sample of patients undergoing surgical treatment of ovarian endometriomas [2022]

• Institute for Clinical and Economic Review
  • Endometriosis

• Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
  • Short-acting and Long-acting Opioids Utilization among Women Diagnosed with Endometriosis in the United States: A Population-based Claims Study [2021]

• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
  • Endometriosis

• PLoS ONE
  • National trends in inpatient endometriosis admissions: Patients, procedures and outcomes, 2006-2015 [2019]

• Society for Women's Health Research
  • Stigma and Endometriosis: A Brief Overview and Recommendations to Improve Psychosocial Well-Being and Diagnostic Delay [2021]

• Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound
  • Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Consensus on Routine Pelvic US for Endometriosis [2024]

• StatPearls
  • Danazol

WHO

• World Health Organization
  • Endometriosis: Fact sheet

{Related topics}

• Topic
  • Gynecologic ultrasound
  • Gynecologic surgery
  • Female infertility
  • Dysmenorrhea, chronic pelvic pain
  • Adenomyosis
  • Abnormal uterine bleeding, menorrhagia