Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis. Guideline of the DGGG, SGGG and OEGGG (S2k Level, AWMF Registry Number 015/045, August 2020)

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Contributors

  • Stefanie Burghaus - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Sebastian D. Schäfer - , University of Münster (Author)
  • Matthias W. Beckmann - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Iris Brandes - , Hannover Medical School (MHH) (Author)
  • Christian Brünahl - , University of Hamburg (Author)
  • Radek Chvatal - , AKH Znojmo (Author)
  • Jan Drahoå ovský - , The Institute for the Care Of Mother And Child Prague (Author)
  • Wojciech Dudek - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Andreas D. Ebert - (Author)
  • Christine Fahlbusch - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Tanja Fehm - , University Hospital Duesseldorf (Author)
  • Peter Martin Fehr - , Kantonsspital Graubünden (Author)
  • Carolin C. Hack - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Winfried Häuser - , Klinikum Saarbrücken (Author)
  • Katharina Hancke - , Ulm University (Author)
  • Volker Heinecke - (Author)
  • Lars Christian Horn - , Leipzig University (Author)
  • Christian Houbois - , University of Cologne (Author)
  • Christine Klapp - , Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Author)
  • Heike Kramer - , Medical Society for Health Promotion eV (Author)
  • Harald Krentel - (Author)
  • Jan Langrehr - , Vivantes - Netzwerk für Gesundheit GmbH (Author)
  • Heike Matuschewski - , Endometriose-Vereinigung Deutschland e. V. (Author)
  • Ines Mayer - , EVA - Endometriose Vereinigung Austria E.V. (Author)
  • Sylvia Mechsner - , Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Author)
  • Andreas Müller - , Städtischen Klinikum Karlsruhe (Author)
  • Armelle Müller - , EVA - Endometriose Vereinigung Austria E.V. (Author)
  • Michael Müller - , University of Bern (Author)
  • Peter Oppelt - , Kepler University Hospital (Author)
  • Thomas Papathemelis - , Klinikum St. Marien Amberg (Author)
  • Stefan P. Renner - , Clinic Group Southwest (Author)
  • Dietmar Schmidt - , Zytologie und Molekulare Diagnostik (Author)
  • Andreas Schüring - , MVZ KITZ Regensburg GmbH (Author)
  • Karl Werner Schweppe - , Vorstand der Stiftung Endometriose-Forschung (Author)
  • Beata Seeber - , Innsbruck Medical University (Author)
  • Friederike Siedentopf - , GoMedus Gesundheitszentrum (Author)
  • Horia Sirbu - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Daniela Soeffge - , Endometriose-Vereinigung Deutschland e. V. (Author)
  • Kerstin Weidner - , Department of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine (Author)
  • Isabella Zraik - , University of Duisburg-Essen (Author)
  • Uwe Andreas Ulrich - , Vivantes - Netzwerk für Gesundheit GmbH (Author)

Abstract

Aims The aim of this official guideline published and coordinated by the German Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (DGGG) in cooperation with the Austrian Society for Gynaecology and Obstetrics (OEGGG) and the Swiss Society for Gynaecology and Obstetrics (SGGG) was to provide consensus-based recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis based on an evaluation of the relevant literature. Methods This S2k guideline represents the structured consensus of a representative panel of experts with different professional backgrounds commissioned by the Guideline Committee of the DGGG, OEGGG and SGGG. Recommendations Recommendations on the epidemiology, aetiology, classification, symptomatology, diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis are given and special situations are discussed.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)422-446
Number of pages25
JournalGeburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde
Volume81
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2021
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

Scopus 85104177207

Keywords

Keywords

  • diagnosis, endometriosis, guideline, pelvic pain, treatment