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El dolor es el principal síntoma de la endometriosis. Una mujer con esta enfermedad puede tener:
Nota: es posible que no se manifieste ningún síntoma. Algunas mujeres con un gran número de implantes tisulares en la pelvis no sienten absolutamente ningún dolor, mientras que algunas con enfermedad leve presentan dolor intenso.
El médico llevará a cabo un examen físico, incluyendo un examen de la pelvis. Los exámenes que se hacen para ayudar a diagnosticar la endometriosis abarcan:
Lobo R. Endometriosis: etiology, pathology, diagnosis, management. In: Katz VL, Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM. Comprehensive Gynecology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2007:chap. 19.
Brown J, Pan A, Hart RJ. Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues for pain associated with endometriosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Dec 8;(12):CD008475.
Giudice LC. Clinical practice. Endometriosis. N Engl J Med. 2010 Jun 24;362(25):2389-98.
de Ziegler D, Borghese B, Chapron C. Endometriosis and infertility: pathophysiology and management. Lancet. 2010 Aug 28;376(9742):730-8.
ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 110: noncontraceptive uses of hormonal contraceptives. Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Jan;115(1):206-18.
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