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. 2006 Nov;86(5):1312-3; discussion 1317.
doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.06.047.

Should a diagnosis of endometriosis be sought in all symptomatic women?

Stephen Kennedy  1
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Should a diagnosis of endometriosis be sought in all symptomatic women?

Stephen Kennedy. Fertil Steril. 2006 Nov.
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A tool is needed to enable clinicians to determine whether women wish to seek a pathology-based explanation for chronic pelvic pain or whether they just want symptom relief. Such an approach might reduce the number of unnecessary laparoscopies without adversely affecting outcomes.

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