Frequency of endometriosis among infertile women and association of clinical signs and symptoms with the laparoscopic staging of endometriosis.

Abstract

The variability of the definition and inconsistency in diagnostic methods makes the prevalence of endometriosis difficult to determine and we might underestimate the true burden of the disease. Most of the signs and symptoms of endometriosis do not correlate with the severity (staging) of the disease. Hence, Laparoscopy remains the gold standard for diagnosis as well as staging of endometriosis.