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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

The Burden of Endometriosis on Women's Lifespan: A Narrative Overview on Quality of Life and Psychosocial Wellbeing.

Luigi Della Corte, Claudia Di Filippo, Olimpia Gabrielli, Sabrina Reppuccia, Valentina Lucia La Rosa, Rosalia Ragusa, Michele Fichera, Elena Commodari, Giuseppe Bifulco, Pierluigi Giampaolino

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Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 169 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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169citing papers in PubMed, 12 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

169 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 353 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Luigi Della CorteDepartment of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Claudia Di FilippoDepartment of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Olimpia GabrielliDepartment of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Sabrina ReppucciaDepartment of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Valentina Lucia La RosaDepartment of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, 951234 Catania, Italy.
Rosalia RagusaHealth Technology Assessment Committee, A.O.U. Policlinico V. Emanuele, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Michele FicheraObstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, 95030 Catania, Italy.
Elena CommodariDepartment of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, 951234 Catania, Italy.
Giuseppe BifulcoDepartment of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Pierluigi GiampaolinoDepartment of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.
University of Naples Federico II · ITUniversity of Catania · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory disease affecting more than 170 million women worldwide and up to 10% of women of reproductive age. As a consequence of inflammatory reaction and infiltration of anatomic structures, endometriosis can cause "pain symptoms" including dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, dyschezia, dysuria, and chronic pelvic pain. In this review, we summarized the impact of endometriosis on quality of life in all its aspects including sexual life, work, and social relationships. The data research was conducted using web-based search engines and/or various electronic research databases querying for all articles related to endometriosis and quality of life from the inception of the database up to February 2020. Endometriosis has not only physical but also psychological effects, causing depression, anxiety, and compromising social relationships. Furthermore, endometriosis negatively impacts sexual life and social relationships. At last, the economic burden of endometriosis should not be underestimated, both individually and for the community, as this pathology leads to a loss of productivity at work and large use of health resources. Thus, endometriosis-related symptoms control women's lives compromising the quality of life in all aspects. In this review, we summarized the impact of endometriosis on various aspects of women's lives.

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Cost of IllnessDyspareuniaEndometriosisFemaleHumansLongevityPelvic PainQuality of Lifeeconomic burdenendometriosislifespanquality of lifequestionnairesocial relationship

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PMID32610665
PMCPMC7370081
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