Important reminder: Endometriosis suffers from a delay in diagnosis of 7 years on average.
There are several reasons for this frequent delay in diagnosis:
- Lesions that indicate the presence of this disease are often invisible on examinationsThe recent inclusion of pathology in the medical curriculum (2020)
- The complexity of the disease, there is not one but several endometriosis, with very diverse clinical translations, localizations and evolutions.
- The shortage of gynecologists in France, a recent study by UFC que choisir shows that 23.6% of women live in a gynecological medical desert. (According to a Senate report released in October 2021)
Important information: If you have suffered physical or psychological medical violence/abuse during a medical examination, you can contact the associations: Stopvog and/or Justice Endo.
The symptoms of endometriosis can vary from woman to woman, including:
- Menstrual pain:
- heavy or irregular periods
- Digestive problems
- urinary problems
- lower back pain
- chronic fatigue
- neuropathic pain
- pain during intercourse
infertility.
Pelvic MRI is considered one of the best imaging tests for detecting the presence of endometriosis because it provides detailed images of the pelvic organs and can identify endometriotic lesions that are not detectable by other imaging methods such as ultrasound.
To find an expert gynaecologist/radiologist contact, you can go to the Mapatho, Gynandco directory, or send an email to endometriosis associations that have practitioners' lists.
To have your exams reviewed by an endometriosis specialist, you can send your file to the Second Opinion website.
