Endometriosis and pelvic pain: Time to treat the symptoms not the assumptions?

被引:9
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作者
Grover, Sonia R. [1 ,2 ]
Joseph, Karen [3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia
[2] Mercy Hosp Women, Gynaecol, Parkville, Vic, Australia
[3] Canterbury Dist Hlth Board, Christchurch, New Zealand
[4] Australis Specialist Pain Clin, Christchurch, New Zealand
关键词
endometriosis; pelvic pain; dysmenorrhea; health expenditures; cost‐ benefit analysis;
D O I
10.1111/ajo.13330
中图分类号
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
The high incidence and burden of pelvic pain are increasingly recognised in both the healthcare sector and by the general public. Current approaches to management assume that the diagnosis and remediation of identified lesions will ease this burden. The evidence base and successes in other areas of medicine would suggest that this assumption requires reconsideration.
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页码:625 / 627
页数:3
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