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Supplemental MaterialSupplemental Table 1. Study characteristicsYearFirst author (reference number)Type of dataPatient populationCountrysettingType of journal2019Abd El-Kader57Cross-sectional studyWomen with endometriosis who were candidates for laparoscopy due to infertility (n=109; mean age, 32 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneEgyptEndoscopic unitSpecialist(reproductive health)2019Soderman48Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based studyGirls born in 2000 and residing in Stockholm City (n=1785; age, 16-17 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneSwedenCommunitySpecialist (OB/GYN)2019Sperschneider41Case-control studyWomen with surgically/histologically confirmed endometriosis (n=505; mean age, 38 y)Controls/Comparison Group: Matched women without endometriosis (n=505; mean age, 37 y)Switzerland, Germany, AustriaHospitals and doctors’ officesGeneral2018Chauvet82Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based studyWomen with a self-identified confirmed surgical diagnosis of endometriosis (n=913; mean age, 33 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneFranceCommunitySpecialist (OB/GYN)2018Cozzolino71Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based studyWomen with histologically confirmed deep endometriosis (n=170; mean age, 36 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneItalyEndometriosis centerSpecialist(reproductive health)2018DiVasta47Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based studyAdolescents (n=271) and adults (n=98) with surgically confirmed endometriosisControls/Comparison Group: NoneUnited StatesHospital clinics and communitySpecialist (OB/GYN)2018Evans102Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based studyAdolescents and women with dysmenorrhea (n=168; mean age, 29 y) Patients were grouped by endometriosis confirmed, excluded, or no laparoscopyControls/Comparison Group: Patients with endometriosis excluded on laparoscopy (n=22; mean age, 29 y)AustraliaPelvic pain and endometriosis unitSpecialist (pain medicine)2018Facchin54Case-control studyWomen with a clinical and/or surgical diagnosis of endometriosis (n=298; mean age, 36 y)Controls/Comparison Group: Women with no history of endometriosis (n=332; mean age, 35 y)ItalyAcademic department of obstetrics and gynecologySpecialist (OB/GYN)2018Gallagher90Case-control studyAdolescents and young women with surgically confirmed endometriosis (n=360; age range, 10-24?y)Controls/Comparison Group: Study participants with no history of endometriosis (n=207; age range, 10-24 y)United StatesHospital clinics and communitySpecialist (pediatrics, OB/GYN)2018Gonzalez-Echevarria83Cross-sectional studyAdolescents and young women with surgically confirmed endometriosis (n=24; age range, 13-25 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneUnited States (Puerto Rico)CommunitySpecialist (OB/GYN)2018H?llstam31Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based studyWomen treated for chronic pain with ICD code(s) indicating endometriosis (n=13; mean age, 36 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneSwedenPain clinicSpecialist(reproductive health)2018H?mmerli75Case-control studyMale partners of women with surgically confirmed endometriosis (n=236; mean age, 39 y)Controls/Comparison Group: Matched male partners of women without endometriosis (n=236; mean age, 38 y)Switzerland, Germany, and AustriaHospitals and associated private offices; self-help groups for endometriosis patientsSpecialist(reproductive health)2018Lima76Cross-sectional studyWomen with suspected or diagnosed deep endometriosis (n=67; mean age, 39?y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneBrazilEndometriosis and chronic pelvic pain outpatient clinicSpecialist (OB/GYN)2018Ramin-Wright61Case-control studyWomen with surgically and histologically confirmed endometriosis (n=560, mean age, 38 y)Controls/Comparison Group: Matched women with no pelvic pain or for whom endometriosis had been surgically excluded (n=560, mean age, 38 y)Switzerland, Germany, and AustriaHospitals and associated private offices; endometriosis self-help groupsSpecialist(reproductive health)2018Roomaney62Cross-sectional, interview-based studyWomen with surgically confirmed endometriosis who had experienced symptoms in the past 3 months (n=25; mean age, 33 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneSouth AfricaPublic and private gynecological departments/practicesSpecialist (psychology)2018Rush63Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based studyWomen with clinically or surgically diagnosed endometriosis (n=500; mean age, 31 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneAustraliaCommunitySpecialist (women’s health)2018Soliman28Case-control studyWomen with diagnosed endometriosis identified according to ICD codes (n=113,506; mean age, 38 y)Controls/Comparison Group: Matched women without ICD codes indicating endometriosis (n=927,599; mean age, 38 y)United StatesInpatient and outpatient pharmacy claimsGeneral2018Surrey84Retrospective cohortWomen with (n=26,961; mean age, 37 y) or without (n=107,844; mean age, 36 y) endometriosis defined by ICD codes and followed for comorbidity developmentUnited StatesInpatient and outpatient insurance claimsSpecialist (women’s health)2018Vannuccini87Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based studyWomen with endometriosis (n=150; mean age, 35 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneItalyCommunitySpecialist (OB/GYN)2018Zarbo103Cross-sectional studyWomen with infertility who underwent assisted reproductive treatment (n=43) Patients were divided into those with (n=22; mean age, 36 y) and without endometriosis (n=21; mean age, 36 y)ItalyCommunitySpecialist(reproductive health)2017Ameratunga70Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based studyMale partners of women with surgically confirmed endometriosis (n=51; median age group, 35-44 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneAustraliaTertiary hospital gynecology unitSpecialist (OB/GYN)2017Culley104Cross-sectional, questionnaire- and interview-based studyWomen with laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis with symptoms for ≥1 year (n=22; mean age, 35 y) and their male partners (n=22; mean age, 36 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneUnited KingdomNot specifiedSpecialist(reproductive health)2017Facchin44Cross-sectional studyConsecutive women with a clinical and/or surgical diagnosis of endometriosis (n=210; mean age, 37 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneItalyAcademic department of obstetrics and gynecologySpecialist(reproductive health)2017Leone Roberti Maggiore97Case-control studyConsecutive women with histologically confirmed endometriosis (n=145; mean age, 33 y)Controls/Comparison Group: Age-matched women who underwent routine gynecologic consultation who did not have signs, symptoms, or a previous diagnosis of endometriosis (n=145; mean age, 32 y)ItalyTertiary referral centerSpecialist(OB/GYN)2017Marki92Cross-sectional studyWomen with medically confirmed endometriosis (n=193; mean age, 34 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneHungaryDepartment of obstetrics and gynecologySpecialist(reproductive health)2017Soliman64Cross-sectional, web-based surveyWomen self-reporting a diagnosis of endometriosis (n=1,269; mean age, 34 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneUnited StatesCommunitySpecialist (OB/GYN)2017Soliman55Cross-sectional, web-based surveyWomen who had been diagnosed with endometriosis, were symptomatic, were being treated for endometriosis, or had a hysterectomy (n=1,318; mean age, 35 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneUnited StatesCommunitySpecialist (managed care)2016De Graaff72Cross-sectional, web-based surveyWomen with surgically confirmed endometriosis (n=83; mean age, 34 y) and their partners (n=74)Controls/Comparison Group: Women attending outpatient department for issues related to contraception (n=40; mean age, 32 y) and their partners (n=26)The NetherlandsTertiary care center for endometriosis and a general hospitalSpecialist(reproductive health)2016Hudson45Cross-sectional, interview-based studyWomen with laparoscopically diagnosed, symptomatic endometriosis (n=22; mean age, 35 y) and their partners (n=22; mean age, 36 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneUnited KingdomCommunitySpecialist (sociology)2016Lovkvist32Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study / Case-control study (for SF-36 data only)Women with diagnosed endometriosis (n=431; mean age, 37 y)Controls/Comparison Group: Age- and gender-matched random sample from the Swedish SF-36 normative database population (n=1192)SwedenCommunity and specialist clinicsSpecialist (women’s health)2016Prescott68Prospective cohort studyPremenopausal, married women enrolled in the Nurses’ Health Study II (n=58,427) Patients were grouped by presence (n=658; mean age, 37 y) or absence of laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis (n=22,581; mean age, 36 y)United StatesPopulation-basedSpecialist(reproductive health)2015Di Donato73Case-control studyConsecutively recruited women with a diagnosis of deep endometriosis scheduled for laparoscopic surgery (n=250; mean age, 34 y)Controls/Comparison Group: Healthy women recruited from the hospital’s family planning clinic (n=250; mean age, 32 y)ItalyMinimally invasive gynecologic surgery unitSpecialist(reproductive health)2015Friedl85Cross-sectional studyWomen with histologicallyconfirmed diagnosis of endometriosis (n=62, mean age 33 y)Controls/Comparison Group: Healthy women recruited from internet-based student communities (n=61)AustriaTertiary care centerSpecialist (OB/GYN)2015Kiykac Altinbas91Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based studyFertile women with symptomatic, histopathologically diagnosed severe endometriosis (n=33; mean age, 39 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneTurkeyNot specifiedSpecialist (OB/GYN)2015Lazzeri98Cross-sectional, web-based surveyWomen with histologically confirmed endometriosis for ≥3?y (n=204; mean age, 35 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneItalyAcademic institutionSpecialist (OB/GYN)2014Cavaggioni39Case-control studyWomen with histologically confirmed endometriosis (n=37; mean age, 35 y)Controls/Comparison Group: Healthy women from the same area referred for the gynecologic clinic (n=43; mean age, 35 y)ItalyDepartment of gynecology and obstetricsGeneral2014Moradi34Cross-sectional, interview-based studyWomen with surgically confirmed endometriosis for ≥1 year (n=35; mean age, 31?y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneAustraliaEndometriosis referral center and the communitySpecialist (women’s health)2013Fritzer74Prospective cohort studyWomen with histologically confirmed endometriosis and dyspareunia for ≥6 months (n=125; mean age, 31 y)Austria and GermanyTertiary referral centersSpecialist (OB/GYN)2013Hansen53Cross-sectional, web-based surveyWomen with diagnosed endometriosis (n=610; majority between 26-35 years of age) and reference group of women (n=751; majority between 20-25 years of age)DenmarkEndometriosis center in hospital setting, professional associations, and social mediaSpecialist (OB/GYN)2013Montanari77Cross-sectional studyPreoperative clinical and ultrasound diagnosis of deep endometriosis (n=182; mean age, 34 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneItalyTertiary care university hospitalSpecialist(reproductive health)2013Smorgick86Retrospective cohort studyWomen (<24 years old at initial visit) with surgical diagnosis of endometriosis made by age 21 (n=138; mean age, 19 y)United StatesHospital gynecological surgery unitSpecialist (OB/GYN) 2012Vercellini78Case-control studyWomen with rectovaginal endometriosis (n=100; mean age, 32 y) Controls/Comparison Group: Age-matched women with a surgical diagnosis of peritoneal and/or ovarian endometriosis (n=100; mean age, 32 y) and age-matched women without endometriosis (n=100; mean age, 32 y). (Each case matched to one control from each group.)ItalyGynecological surgery unitSpecialist(reproductive health)2011Fourquet51Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based studyWomen with self-reported surgically diagnosed endometriosis (n=193; mean age, 33 y)Controls/Comparison Group: women without endometriosis (n=246 [no data reported for controls])United States (Puerto Rico)Academic and research institutionSpecialist(reproductive health)2011Levy58Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study Women with surgically confirmed endometriosis (by laparoscopy or laparotomy) (n=27; mean age, 34 y)CanadaCommunity and specialist clinicsSpecialist (OB/GYN)2011Nnoaham11Cross-sectional studyPremenopausal women scheduled for a laparoscopy to investigate endometriosis-associated pelvic pain and/or subfertility, with or without pelvic mass or to be sterilized (women with previous surgical diagnosis of endometriosis were excluded (n=1418; mean age, and 54% surgically diagnosed with endometriosis post-questionnaire)Controls/Comparison Group: N/AArgentina, Belgium, Brazil, China, Ireland, Italy, Nigeria, Spain, United Kingdom, United StatesHospital gynecological surgery unitsSpecialist(reproductive health)2011Souza40Cross-sectional studyConsecutively enrolled women complaining of pelvic pain (n=47; mean age, 35 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneBrazilUniversity hospitalGeneral2011Tripoli10Cross-sectional studyWomen with chronic pelvic pain diagnosed with endometriosis (n=49) or diagnosed with another gynecological condition (n=35)Controls/Comparison Group: Healthy women with no gynecological disease attending family planning unit (n=50)BrazilChronic pelvic pain and endometriosis clinicSpecialist(reproductive health)2011Chapron46Cross-sectional studyWomen with deep endometriosis (n=98; mean age 32 y) or non–deep endometriosis (n=131; mean age 31 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneFranceUniversity tertiary referral centerSpecialist(reproductive health)2010Fourquet52Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based studyWomen with self-reported surgically diagnosed endometriosis (n=107; mean age, 34 y)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneUnited States (Puerto Rico)Academic and research institutionSpecialist(reproductive health)2009Oehmke35Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based studyWomen employed at a city supermarket (n=65; aged 18-60); 12 had undergone surgical operations for pelvic pain, 2 had received medical treatment for endometriosisControls/Comparison Group: NoneGermanyTertiary referral clinicSpecialist (OB/GYN)2006Ballard29Cross-sectional, interview-based studyWomen with confirmed diagnosis of endometriosis (n=28; median age, 32 years)Controls/Comparison Group: NoneUnited KingdomHospital pelvic pain clinicSpecialist(reproductive health)OB/GYN = obstetrician/gynecologist. ................
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