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ArticleScientific reports2023

Current treatments for endometriosis in South Korea: an analysis of nationwide data from 2010 to 2019.

Han Kyul Kim, Eun-San Kim, Kyoung Sun Park, Yoon Jae Lee, In-Hyuk Ha

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Dienogest use and the risk of breast and gynecologic cancers: A nationwide population-based study.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026
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  3. Effects of Endometriosis on Anti-Müllerian Hormone.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Han Kyul KimJaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, Gangnam-Daero, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Eun-San KimJaseng Spine and Joint Research Institute, Jaseng Medical Foundation, Gangnam-Daero, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kyoung Sun ParkJaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, Gangnam-Daero, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Yoon Jae LeeJaseng Spine and Joint Research Institute, Jaseng Medical Foundation, Gangnam-Daero, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
In-Hyuk HaJaseng Spine and Joint Research Institute, Jaseng Medical Foundation, Gangnam-Daero, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea. hanihata@gmail.com.
Jaseng Medical Foundation · KRJaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While a wide range of treatments, including medical therapies and surgery, are used to manage endometriosis, the characteristics and treatment status of patients who received these treatments have not been investigated in Korea. This study analyzed the Korean Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service-National Patient Sample (HIRA-NPS) data from 2010 to 2019 with 7530 patients diagnosed with endometriosis. Annual trends in the types of visit and surgery, medication prescriptions and associated costs were investigated. The analysis showed that surgery slightly decreased among the types of utilized healthcare services (2010: 16.3, 2019: 12.7), dienogest prescription rapidly increased due to national health insurance coverage from 2013 (2013: 12.1, 2019: 36.0), and the use of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues decreased (2010: 33.6, 2019: 16.4). There was no significant change in total and outpatient costs per person over time. Regarding endometriosis treatment, conservative treatment mainly based on prescribed medications has been gradually replacing surgery. Particularly, the listing of dienogest for national health insurance coverage might have affected the trend. However, there were no significant changes in terms of total and medication costs per person.

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EndometriosisConservative TreatmentDrug PrescriptionsFemaleHumansInsurance, HealthRepublic of Korea

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