Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/11054/1823
Title: Pelvic pain: What are the symptoms and predictors for surgery, endometriosis and endometriosis severity.
Author: Conroy, I.
Mooney, S.
Kavanagh, S.
Duff, Michael
Jakab, I.
Robertson, K.
Fitzgerald, A.
Mccutchan, A.
Madden, S.
Maxwell, S.
Nair, S.
Origanti, N.
Quinless, A.
Mirowski-Allen, K.
Sewell, M.
Grover, S.
Issue Date: 2021
Publication Title: Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology .
Volume: 61
Issue: 5
Start Page: 765
End Page: 772
Abstract: Background Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common condition which significantly impacts the quality of life and wellbeing of many women. Laparoscopy with histopathology is recommended for investigation of pelvic pain and identification of endometriosis with concurrent removal. Never-the-less, the association between endometriosis and pelvic pain is challenging, with endometriosis identified in only 30–50% of women with pain. Aims To explore the predictors for undergoing surgery, for identifying endometriosis and endometriosis severity in a cohort of women with CPP. Materials and Methods This study forms part of the Persistent Pelvic Pain project, a prospective observational cohort study (ANZCTR:ACTRN12616000150448). Women referred to a public gynaecology clinic with pain were randomised to one of two gynaecology units for routine care and followed for 36 months with 6-monthly surveys assessing demographics, medical history, quality of life, and pain symptoms measured on a Likert scale. Operative notes were reviewed and endometriosis staged. Results Of 471 women recruited, 102 women underwent laparoscopy or laparotomy, of whom 52 had endometriosis (n = 37 stage I–II; n = 15 Stage III–IV). Gynaecology unit, pelvic pain intensity and lower parity were all predictors of surgery (odds ratio (OR) 0.342; 95% CI 0.209–0.561; OR 1.303; 95% CI: 1.079–1.573; OR 0.767; 95% CI: 0.620–0.949, respectively). There were no predictors identified for endometriosis diagnosis and the only predictor of severity was increasing age (OR 1.155; 95% CI: 1.047–1.310). Conclusions Gynaecology unit and pain intensity were key predictors of undergoing laparoscopy; however, pain severity did not predict endometriosis diagnosis or staging. These findings indicate the need to review current frameworks guiding practice toward surgery for pelvic pain.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11054/1823
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13379
Internal ID Number: 01793
Health Subject: CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN
ENDOMETRIOSIS
PAIN SCORES
QUALITY OF LIFE
REAL-WORLD STUDY
Type: Journal Article
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