A 10-Year Journey to Diagnosis With Endometriosis: An Autobiographical Case Report

Lexi R Frankel

doi:10.7759/cureus.21329

Endometriosis · Diagnosis

A 10-Year Journey to Diagnosis With Endometriosis: An Autobiographical Case Report

Frankel LR

Cureus, 2022

DOI 10.7759/cureus.21329 PMID 35186587 PMC PMC8849430

Abstract

Endometriosis is a multifocal, chronic disease defined by extrauterine endometrial glands and stroma. This case report describes the author's experience of living with stage IV endometriosis, including a 10-year diagnostic delay, the impact on daily life, management, and treatment. The diagnostic delay for endometriosis averages between seven to nine years globally, which imparts significant physical, psychological, and financial effects on the lives of patients.

Topics

Endometriosis › Diagnosis › Diagnostic Delay · Clinical Guidelines and Standards › Diagnostic Criteria and Classification › Staging and Classification Systems · General Gynecology › Pelvic Pain › Chronic Pelvic Pain

Lexi R Frankel

L Frankel

PMID 35186587 35186587 DOI 10.7759/cureus.21329 10.7759/cureus.21329 Frankel et al. 2022, Frankel 2022

A 10-Year Journey to Diagnosis With Endometriosis: An Autobiographical Case Report

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