The diagnosis and management of endometriosis

- Scope and Purpose

The objectives of this guideline are:

- To provide provide optimal practice recommendations for the management of women with suspected and confirmed endometriosis.

- To optimize outcomes for patients who suffer endometriosis associated pain and/or infertility.

Recommendations are provided on diagnosis and treatment for both relief of painful symptoms and for infertility due to endometriosis. Specific recommendations are provided on management of patients in whom endometriosis is found incidentally (without pain or infertility), adolescents and menopausal women with endometriosis. Adenomyosis is defined as the presence of ectopic endometrial tissue (endometrial stroma and glands) within the myometrium. Adenomyosis is not considered a form or subtype of endometriosis and hence not covered in the current guideline.