ArticleThe Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology2023
The impact of endometriosis on work ability in young Australian women.
Article in The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Endometriosis as a determinant of work disability in the Hungarian population: quantifying productivity loss and the need for workplace prevention strategies.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Article
- The interplay between endometriosis and obesity.Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM · 2025Review
- Educational and occupational outcomes during early adulthood following surgically verified endometriosis at a young age-A register-based study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Article
- The impact of reproductive health needs on women's employment: a qualitative insight into managing endometriosis and work.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- From Insight into Action: Understanding How Employer Perspectives Shape Endometriosis-Inclusive Workplace Policies.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Association between endometriosis and working life among Danish women.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
- The "most bothersome symptom" construct: A qualitative study of Australians living with endometriosis.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2024Article
- Influence of menstrual pain and symptoms on activities of daily living and work absenteeism: a cross-sectional study.Reproductive health · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhereas symptomatic endometriosis may affect work performance, the impact of endometriosis in the general community is not known.
aimsThe associations between endometriosis and each of sick leave and work ability, were investigated in a large sample of non-healthcare seeking women. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis community-based, cross-sectional study recruited 6986 women, aged 18-39 years, from three eastern states of Australia between 11 November 2016 and 21 July 2017. Women were identified as having endometriosis if they had undergone a pelvic ultrasound and reported a diagnosis of endometriosis. Working women completed the Work Ability Index.
resultsParticipants were predominantly of European ancestry (73.1%) and 46.8% were overweight or had obesity. The prevalence of endometriosis was 5.4% (95%CI 4.9-6.0%) with the highest prevalence of 7.7% (95%CI 6.5 to 9.1%) for women aged 35-39 years. Among the 4618 working women, those with endometriosis had significantly more sick days from work (33.6% reported ≥10 days vs 13.5%, overall χ
conclusionsThis study provides new evidence that the negative impact of endometriosis on work attendance and work ability is not limited to women with prevalent symptoms and severe disease, but appears to encompass women across a broader spectrum of this condition in the community.
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