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Puertorrican women's report on how endometriosis affects health, work, and daily life - Radiocápsula Ciencia Puerto Rico
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The objective of this study was to assess the burden of endometriosis by obtaining Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) data describing the experience of living with this disease. Survey data
from one hundred and seven women with self-reported, surgically diagnosed endometriosis showed that living with endometriosis may be characterized by physical limitations that disrupt health, work and daily life.
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Authors: Jessica Fourquet, MPH, Xin Gao, PhD, Diego Zavala, PhD, Juan C. Orengo, MD, Sonia Abac, RN, Abigail Ruiz, BS, Joaquín Laboy, MD, and Idhaliz Flores, PhD.
Title: Patients’ report on how endometriosis affects health, work, and daily life
Published in: Fertility and Sterility, 2009, November 14.
Abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the burden of endometriosis by obtaining Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) data describing the experience of living with this disease. Survey data
from one hundred and seven women with self-reported, surgically diagnosed endometriosis showed that living with endometriosis may be characterized by physical limitations that disrupt health, work and daily life.
Keywords: Endometriosis; patient-reported outcomes; pelvic pain; menstrual pain; infertility; work performance
