Important reminder: Endometriosis suffers from an average 7-year delay in diagnosis.
There are several reasons for this frequent delay in diagnosis:
- The lesions that testify to the presence of this disease are often invisible to examinationThe recent inclusion of pathology in the medical curriculum (2020)
- The complexity of the disease: there is not one but several types of endometriosis, with very different clinical manifestations, locations 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 published in October 2021).
Important information: If you have been subjected to physical or psychological violence/maltreatment during a medical examination, you can contact the associations Stopvog and/or Justice Endo.
The symptoms of endometriosis can vary from one woman to another, 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, as 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 gynecologist / radiologist, you can visit the Mapatho directory, Gynandco, or send an e-mail to endometriosis associations that have lists of practitioners.
To have your exams reviewed by an endometriosis specialist, you can send your file to the Deuxième Avis website.
