Keeping an Eye on Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Endometriosis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Group 1 Perimenopausal Women with Endometriosis (n = 184) | Group 2 Postmenopausal Women with Endometriosis (n = 46) | p-Value | |
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I. Age (years) at time of surgery | 49 ± 2.3 (45–54) | 61.2 ± 5.1 (55–80) | p < 0.01 |
II. Main complaints (%) | |||
Pelvic pain | 34(18.4%) | 10(21.8%) | N.S |
Adnexal mass | 150(81.6%) | 36(78.2%) | N.S |
III. Endometriosis stage (%) | |||
Stage I | 20(11%) | 21(45.6%) | p < 0.05 |
Stage II | 23(12.5%) | 15(32.6%) | p < 0.05 |
Stage III | 69(37.5%) | 5(10.9%) | p < 0.05 |
Stage IV | 72(39%) | 5(10.9%) | p < 0.05 |
IV. Side predisposition | |||
Left-sided | 98/152(64.5%) | 20/38(52.6%) | N.S |
Right-sided | 54/152(35.5%) | 18/38(47.4%) | N.S |
Bilateral | 32 | 8 | |
All unilateral | n = 152 | n = 38 | |
Left/right p < 0.01 | Left/right N.S |
Group 1 Perimenopausal Women with Endometriosis (45–54 years) n = 184 | Group 2 Postmenopausal Women with Endometriosis (55–80 years) n = 46 | p-Value | |
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1. Endometrioma | 125(68%) | 5(10.8%) | p < 0.001 |
2. Ovarian or Paraovarian cyst | 21(11.4%) | 7(15.2%) | N.S |
3. Uterine Leiomyomata | 82(44.5%) | 8(17.4%) | p < 0.05 |
4. Adenomyosis | 29(16%) | 15(32.6%) | p < 0.05 |
5. Uterine leiomyomata and adenomyosis | 21(11.4%) | 5(10.8%) | N.S |
6. Other benign gynecologic conditions | 13 (7%) | 3 (6.5%) | N.S |
7. EAOC (Endometriosis associated ovarian cancer) | 8 (4.3%) | 3 (6.5%) | N.S |
8. Uterine cancer | 6 (3.2%) | 6 (13.1%) | N.S |
9. Bowel cancer | 3 (1.65) | 0 | N.S |
10. Other cancers | 2 (1%) | 1 (2.1%) | N.S |
11. DED (Dry eye disease) | 0 | 24 (52.1%) | p < 0.001 |
Total | 184/1100(16.7%) | 46/1100(4.2%) |
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Matalliotakis, M.; Matalliotaki, C.; Trivli, A.; Zervou, M.I.; Kalogiannidis, I.; Tzardi, M.; Matalliotakis, I.; Arici, A.; Goulielmos, G.N. Keeping an Eye on Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Endometriosis. Diseases 2019, 7, 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases7010029
Matalliotakis M, Matalliotaki C, Trivli A, Zervou MI, Kalogiannidis I, Tzardi M, Matalliotakis I, Arici A, Goulielmos GN. Keeping an Eye on Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Endometriosis. Diseases. 2019; 7(1):29. https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases7010029
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatalliotakis, Michail, Charoula Matalliotaki, Alexandra Trivli, Maria I. Zervou, Ioannis Kalogiannidis, Maria Tzardi, Ioannis Matalliotakis, Aydin Arici, and George N. Goulielmos. 2019. "Keeping an Eye on Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Endometriosis" Diseases 7, no. 1: 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases7010029
APA StyleMatalliotakis, M., Matalliotaki, C., Trivli, A., Zervou, M. I., Kalogiannidis, I., Tzardi, M., Matalliotakis, I., Arici, A., & Goulielmos, G. N. (2019). Keeping an Eye on Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Endometriosis. Diseases, 7(1), 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases7010029