| Study | Reason for Exclusion |
|---|---|
| Adamson, G. D., Diagnosis and clinical presentation of endometriosis, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 162, 568–9, 1990 | A narrative paper; an opinion |
| Anonymous, Risk factors for pelvic endometriosis in women with pelvic pain or infertility. Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio dell’ endometriosi, European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Biology, 83, 195–9, 1999 | Analysis does not look at any of the protocol’s listed factors; no comparison between pelvic pain and infertility, just trends in each group |
| Apostolopoulos, N. V., Alexandraki, K. I., Gorry, A., Coker, A., Association between chronic pelvic pain symptoms and the presence of endometriosis, Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, 293, 439–445, 2016 | No adjustment |
| Bai, S. W., Cho, H. J., Kim, J. Y., Jeong, K. A., Kim, S. K., Cho, D. J., Song, C. H., Park, K. H., Endometriosis in an adolescent population: the severance hospital in Korean experience, Yonsei Medical Journal, 43, 48–52, 2002 | No adjusted analysis, just descriptive |
| Ballard, K. D., Seaman, H. E., De Vries, C. S., Wright, J. T., Can symptomatology help in the diagnosis of endometriosis? Findings from a national case-control study - Part 1, BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 115, 1382–1391, 2008 | Diagnosed not suspected endometriosis |
| Ballard, K., Lane, H., Hudelist, G., Banerjee, S., Wright, J., Can specific pain symptoms help in the diagnosis of endometriosis? A cohort study of women with chronic pelvic pain, Fertility & Sterility, 94, 20–7, 2010 | No adjusted analysis; pain intensity and not “cyclical/non-cyclical” pain as in protocol |
| Barcellos, M. B., Lasmar, B., Lasmar, R., Agreement between the preoperative findings and the operative diagnosis in patients with deep endometriosis, Archives of Gynecology & Obstetrics Arch Gynecol Obstet, 293, 845–50, 2016 | Not relevant to the PICO question |
| Becker, C., Diagnosis and management of endometriosis, Prescriber, 26, 17–21, 2015 | A narrative review |
| Bell, J. S., Endometriosis. Will identifying risk factors enable an early diagnosis?, Australian Family Physician, 30, 649–53, 2001 | Narrative review |
| Brown, Julie, Kives, Sari, Akhtar, Muhammad, Progestagens and anti-progestagens for pain associated with endometriosis, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2012 | No investigation of signs and symptoms |
| Buck Louis, G. M., Backonja, U., Schliep, K. C., Sun, L., Peterson, C. M., Chen, Z., Women’s Reproductive History Before the Diagnosis of Incident Endometriosis, Journal of Women’s Health, 25, 1021–1029, 2016 | No investigation of signs/symptoms |
| Carneiro, M. M., Filogonio, I. D. D. S., Costa, L. M. P., De Avila, I., Ferreira, M. C., Accuracy of clinical signs and symptoms in the diagnosis of endometriosis, Journal of Endometriosis, 2, 63–70, 2010 | A narrative review/opinion |
| Chapron, C., Borghese, B., Streuli, I., de Ziegler, D., Markers of adult endometriosis detectable in adolescence, Journal of Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology, 24, S7–12, 2011 | A clinical narrative paper about management of endometriosis |
| Cheewadhanaraks, S., Peeyananjarassri, K., Dhanaworavibul, K., Liabsuetrakul, T., Positive predictive value of clinical diagnosis of endometriosis, Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand, 87, 740–4, 2004 | The study was not a prognostic study design |
| Farland, L. V., Tamimi, R. M., Eliassen, A. H., Spiegelman, D., Collins, L. C., Schnitt, S. J., Missmer, S. A., A prospective study of endometriosis and risk of benign breast disease, Breast Cancer Research & Treatment, 159, 545–52, 2016 | Not relevant to the PICO question |
| Forman, R. G., Robinson, J. N., Mehta, Z., Barlow, D. H., Patient history as a simple predictor of pelvic pathology in subfertile women, Human Reproduction, 8, 53–5, 1993 | Not entirely clear if RR is adjusted |
| Fraser, I. A., Recognising, understanding and managing endometriosis, Medicine Today, 9, 31–41, 2008 | Narrative review |
| Fraser, I. S., Recognising, understanding and managing endometriosis, Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences, 1, 56–64, 2008 | A narrative review |
| French, L., Dysmenorrhea in adolescents: diagnosis and treatment, Paediatric Drugs, 10, 1–7, 2008 | Narrative review |
| Galle, P. C., Clinical presentation and diagnosis of endometriosis, Obstetrics & Gynecology Clinics of North America, 16, 29–42, 1989 | A narrative paper |
| Garad, R., Vancaillie, T. G., Farrell, E., Pelvic pain: a diagnosis in itself, Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal, 21, 36–9, 2013 | A narrative review |
| Garry, R., Diagnosis of endometriosis and pelvic pain, Fertility and sterility, 86, 1307–1309, 2006 | A narrative paper, an opinion |
| Garry, R., The endometriosis syndromes: A clinical classification in the presence of aetiological confusion and therapeutic anarchy, Human Reproduction, 19, 760–768, 2004 | A clinical paper |
| Ghazi, N., Arjmand, M., Akbari, Z., Mellati, A. O., Saheb-Kashaf, H., Zamani, Z., (1)H NMR-based metabolomics approaches as non-invasive tools for diagnosis of endometriosis, International Journal of Reproductive Biomedicine Int, 14, 1–8, 2016 | No multivariate regression analysis |
| Griffiths, A. N., Koutsouridou, R. N., Penketh, R. J., Predicting the presence of rectovaginal endometriosis from the clinical history: a retrospective observational study, Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 27, 493–5, 2007 | No adjustment |
| Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio, dell’Endometriosi, Relationship between stage, site and morphological characteristics of pelvic endometriosis and pain, Human Reproduction, 16, 2668–71, 2001 | A cross-sectional study |
| Gungor, T., Kanat-Pektas, M., Ozat, M., Zayifoglu Karaca, M., A systematic review: endometriosis presenting with ascites, Archives of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 283, 513–8, 2011 | Diagnosed endometriosis |
| Gupta, Devashana, Hull, Louise M., Fraser, Ian, Miller, Laura, Bossuyt, M. M. Patrick, Johnson, Neil, Nisenblat, Vicki, Endometrial biomarkers for the non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016 | Not relevant to the PICO question |
| Halis, G., Mechsner, S., Ebert, A. D., The diagnosis and treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis, Deutsches Arzteblatt International, 107, 446–55; quiz 456, 2010 | A narrative review |
| Harrison, B. T., Mittal, K., Morphologic features suggestive of endometriosis in nondiagnostic peritoneal biopsies, International Journal of Gynecological Pathology, 34, 507–516, 2015 | A study of morphologic and immunohistichemical features to improve diagnosis of endometriosis |
| Hassa, H., Tanir, H. M., Uray, M., Symptom distribution among infertile and fertile endometriosis cases with different stages and localisations, European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Biology, 119, 82–6, 2005 | A cross-sectional study |
| Hickey, M., Ballard, K., Farquhar, C., Endometriosis, BMJ, 348, g1752, 2014 | Clinical (descriptive) review |
| Hickey, M., Balen, A., Menstrual disorders in adolescence: Investigation and management, Human Reproduction Update, 9, 493–504, 2003 | A descriptive clinical paper, an opinion |
| Hurd, W. W., Criteria that indicate endometriosis is the cause of chronic pelvic pain, Obstetrics and gynecology, 92, 1029–1032, 1998 | A clinical opinion |
| Hurd, W. W., Rothenberg, J. M., Schilder, J. M., Hurteau, J. A., Rogers, R. E., Chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis, Contemporary Reviews in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 11, 289–295, 1999 | A clinical narrative paper, an opinion |
| Hwang, S. M., Lee, C. W., Lee, B. S., Park, J. H., Clinical features of thoracic endometriosis: A single center analysis, Obstetrics & Gynecology Science, 58, 223–31, 2015 | Thoracic endometriosis |
| Jansen, R. P., Endometriosis symptoms and the limitations of pathology-based classification of severity, International Journal of Gynaecology & Obstetrics, 40 Suppl, S3–7, 1993 | A descriptive study, an opinion |
| Jones, G. T., Psychosocial Vulnerability and Early Life Adversity as Risk Factors for Central Sensitivity Syndromes, Current Rheumatology Reviews, 12, 140–53, 2016 | Not relevant to the PICO question |
| Joseph, J., Sahn, S. A., Thoracic endometriosis syndrome: New observations from an analysis of 110 cases, American Journal of Medicine, 100, 164–170, 1996 | Thoracic endometriosis |
| Khetan, N., Torkington, J., Watkin, A., Jamison, M. H., Humphreys, W. V., Endometriosis: presentation to general surgeons, Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 81, 255–9, 1999 | Pathologically confirmed and not suspected endometriosis |
| Kirkegaard, K., Sundvall, L., Erlandsen, M., Hindkjaer, J. J., Knudsen, U. B., Ingerslev, H. J., Timing of human preimplantation embryonic development is confounded by embryo origin, Human Reproduction Hum Reprod, 31, 324–331, 2015 | No endometriosis |
| Klein, S., D’Hooghe, T., Meuleman, C., Dirksen, C., Dunselman, G., Simoens, S., What is the societal burden of endometriosis-associated symptoms? a prospective Belgian study, Reproductive Biomedicine Online, 28, 116–24, 2014 | A cost-off-illness study |
| Kumar, V., Khan, M., Vilos, G. A., Sharma, V., Revisiting the association between endometriosis and bipolar disorder, Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Canada: JOGC, 33, 1141–5, 2011 | Not the review question; a cross-sectional study |
| Kuohung, W., Jones, G. L., Vitonis, A. F., Cramer, D. W., Kennedy, S. H., Thomas, D., Hornstein, M. D., Characteristics of patients with endometriosis in the United States and the United Kingdom, Fertility & Sterility, 78, 767–72, 2002 | Confirmed and not suspected endometriosis |
| Laufer, M. R., Sanfilippo, J., Rose, G., Adolescent endometriosis: diagnosis and treatment approaches, Journal of Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology, 16, S3–11, 2003 | A narrative paper; an opinion about diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis |
| Lemaire, G. S., More than just menstrual cramps: symptoms and uncertainty among women with endometriosis, JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, 33, 71–9, 2004 | A cross-sectional study |
| Liu, Emily, Nisenblat, Vicki, Farquhar, Cindy, Fraser, Ian, Bossuyt, M. M. Patrick, Johnson, Neil, Hull, Louise M., Urinary biomarkers for the non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015 | Not relevant to the PICO question |
| Liu, X., Guo, S. W., Dysmenorrhea: risk factors in women with endometriosis, Women’s health, 4, 399–411, 2008 | Not a systematic review management of disease |
| Lorencatto, C., Petta, C. A., Navarro, M. J., Bahamondes, L., Matos, A., Depression in women with endometriosis with and without chronic pelvic pain, Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 85, 88–92, 2006 | Not suspected endometriosis; a cross-sectional study |
| Lu, DongHao, Song, Huan, Li, Yalun, Clarke, Jane, Shi, Gang, Pentoxifylline for endometriosis, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, -, 2012 | Not relevant to the PICO question |
| Luciano, D.E., Luciano, A.A., Management of endometriosis-related pain: An update, Women’s health, 7, 585–590, 2011 | Narrative review |
| Luscombe, G. M., Markham, R., Judio, M., Grigoriu, A., Fraser, I. S., Abdominal bloating: an under-recognized endometriosis symptom, Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Canada: JOGC, 31, 1159–71, 2009 | Women with diagnosed and not suspected endometriosis |
| Mahmood, T. A., Templeton, A., Pathophysiology of mild endometriosis: review of literature, Human Reproduction, 5, 765–84, 1990 | A narrative review |
| Majak, P., Langebrekke, A., Hagen, O. M., Qvigstad, E., Catamenial pneumothorax, clinical manifestations: A multidisciplinary challenge, Pneumonologia i Alergologia Polska, 79, 347–350, 2011 | Pleural endometriosis (not in the protocol); n=9 -> case reports? |
| Majmudar, T., Abdel-Rahman, H., Pelvic mass - diagnosis and management, Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, 18, 193–198, 2008 | A clinical narrative paper |
| Manta, L., Suciu, N., Constantin, A., Toader, O., Popa, F., Focal adenomyosis (intramural endometriotic cyst) in a very young patient - differential diagnosis with uterine fibromatosis, Journal of Medicine & Life, 9, 180–2, 2016 | Not relevant to the PICO question |
| Maroun, P., Cooper, M. J., Reid, G. D., Keirse, M. J., Relevance of gastrointestinal symptoms in endometriosis, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 49, 411–4, 2009 | No adjusted analysis, just a descriptive analysis |
| Matorras, R., Rodriguez, F., Pijoan, J. I., Soto, E., Perez, C., Ramon, O., Rodriguez-Escudero, F., Are there any clinical signs and symptoms that are related to endometriosis in infertile women?, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 174, 620–3, 1996 | Analysis adjusted for the total number of infertile patients; Not the confounder of interest |
| Menakaya, U., Lu, C., Infante, F., Lam, A., Condous, G., Relating historical variables at first presentation with operative findings at laparoscopy for endometriosis, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 54, 480–6, 2014 | Not adjusted |
| Mishra, V. V., Gaddagi, R. A., Aggarwal, R., Choudhary, S., Sharma, U., Patel, U., Prevalence; Characteristics and Management of Endometriosis Amongst Infertile Women: A One Year Retrospective Study, Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research JCDR, 9, QC01–3, 2015 | Not adjusted |
| Murphy, A. A., Clinical aspects of endometriosis, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 955, 1–10, 2002 | Narrative review |
| Muse, K., Clinical manifestations and classification of endometriosis, Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology, 31, 813–22, 1988 | A clinical narrative paper, an opinion |
| Nisenblat, Vicki, Bossuyt, M. M. Patrick, Farquhar, Cindy, Johnson, Neil, Hull, Louise M., Imaging modalities for the non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016 | Not relevant to the PICO question |
| Nisenblat, Vicki, Bossuyt, M. M. Patrick, Shaikh, Rabia, Farquhar, Cindy, Jordan, Vanessa, Scheffers, Carola S., Mol, Willem Ben, Johnson, Neil, Hull, Louise M., Blood biomarkers for the non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016 | Not relevant to the PICO question |
| Nisenblat, Vicki, Prentice, Lucy, Bossuyt, M. M. Patrick, Farquhar, Cindy, Hull, Louise M., Johnson, Neil, Combination of the noninvasive tests for the diagnosis of endometriosis, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016 | Not relevant to the PICO question |
| Osayande, A. S., Mehulic, S., Diagnosis and initial management of dysmenorrhea, American Family Physician, 89, 341–346, 2014 | A narrative review |
| Pagliardini, L., Vigano, P., Molgora, M., Persico, P., Salonia, A., Vailati, S. H., Paffoni, A., Somigliana, E., Papaleo, E., Candiani, M., High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Infertile Women Referring for Assisted Reproduction, Nutrients, 7, 9972–84, 2015 | No study design |
| Petta, C. A., Matos, A. M., Bahamondes, L., Faundes, D., Current practice in the management of symptoms of endometriosis: a survey of Brazilian gynecologists, Revista Da Associacao Medica Brasileira, 53, 525–9, 2007 | A cross-sectional study |
| Pope, C. J., Sharma, V., Sharma, S., Mazmanian, D., A Systematic Review of the Association Between Psychiatric Disturbances and Endometriosis, Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Canada: JOGC, 37, 1006–15, 2015 | Not relevant to the PICO question |
| Porpora, M.G., Koninckx, P.R., Piazze, J., Natili, M., Colagrande, S., Cosmi, E.V., Correlation between endometriosis and pelvic pain, Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, 6, 429–434, 1999 | Biopsy proven and not suspected endometriosis |
| Ripps, B. A., Martin, D. C., Focal pelvic tenderness, pelvic pain and dysmenorrhea in endometriosis, Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 36, 470–2, 1991 | No adjusted analysis, just a descriptive analysis |
| Signorile, P. G., Baldi, A., New evidence in endometriosis, International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, 60, 19–22, 2015 | Pathogenesis of endometriosis |
| Skoog, S. M., Foxx-Orenstein, A. E., Levy, M. J., Rajan, E., Session, D. R., Intestinal endometriosis: the great masquerader, Current Gastroenterology Reports, 6, 405–9, 2004 | A case study of 2 patients |
| Smorgick, N., Marsh, C. A., As-Sanie, S., Smith, Y. R., Quint, E. H., Prevalence of pain syndromes, mood conditions, and asthma in adolescents and young women with endometriosis, Journal of Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology, 26, 171–5, 2013 | Women with diagnosed endometriosis; not suspected |
| Steed, H., Chapman, W., Laframboise, S., Endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer: a clinicopathologic review, Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada: JOGC = Journal d’obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada: JOGC, 26, 709–715, 2004 | Not relevant to the PICO question |
| Steenberg, C. K., Tanbo, T. G., Qvigstad, E., Endometriosis in adolescence: predictive markers and management, Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 92, 491–5, 2013 | A narrative paper; an opinion |
| Stovner, L. J., Aegidius, K., Linde, M., Endometriosis and headache, Current Pain & Headache Reports, 15, 415–9, 2011 | A narrative review |
| Tan-Kim, J., Menefee, S. A., Reinsch, C. S., O’Day, C. H., Bebchuk, J., Kennedy, J. S., Whitcomb, E. L., Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Urinary Tract Injury: Experience in a Health Maintenance Organization, Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, 22, 1278–86, 2015 | Not relevant to the PICO question |
| Tervila, L., Marttila, P., Headache as a symptom of endometriosis externa, Annales Chirurgiae et Gynaecologiae Fenniae, 64, 239–41, 1975 | Not suspected endometriosis |
| Tietjen, G. E., Conway, A., Utley, C., Gunning, W. T., Herial, N. A., Migraine is associated with menorrhagia and endometriosis, Headache, 46, 422–428, 2006 | Women with a migraine and not suspected endometriosis |
| Toor, K., Wessels, J. M., Agarwal, S. K., Leyland, N., Foster, W. G., Clinical markers of endometriosis: have we been too quick to judge?, Medical Hypotheses, 82, 493–501, 2014 | Systematic review reports on biomarkers for correlation of endometriosis, not prognostic factors |
| Vercellini, P., Bracco, B., Mosconi, P., Roberto, A., Alberico, D., Dhouha, D., Somigliana, E., Norethindrone acetate or dienogest for the treatment of symptomatic endometriosis: a before and after study, Fertility & Sterility Fertil Steril, 105, 734–43.e3, 2016 | Not relevant to the PICO question |
| Vercellini, P., De Giorgi, O., Aimi, G., Panazza, S., Uglietti, A., Crosignani, P. G., Menstrual characteristics in women with and without endometriosis, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 90, 264–8, 1997 | No adjusted analysis, just a descriptive analysis |
| Vercellini, P., Giudice, L. C., Evers, J. L., Abrao, M. S., Reducing low-value care in endometriosis between limited evidence and unresolved issues: a proposal, Human Reproduction, 30, 1996–2004, 2015 | Not relevant to the PICO question |
| Waller, K. G., Shaw, R. W., Risk factors for endometriosis: Menstrual and life-style characteristics, Medical Principles and Practice, 7, 127–133, 1998 | Confirmed and not suspected endometriosis |
| Wilson, A. L., Endometriosis. A common cause of infertility and pelvic pain, JAAPA, 16, 20–3, 2003 | A narrative paper; an opinion |
| Yeungr, P., Bazinet, C., Gavard, J. A., Development of a symptom-based, Screening tool for early-stage endometriosis in patients with chronic pelvic pain, Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders, 6, 174–189, 2014 | The authors report combining variables in the analysis to gain statistical significance |
| Zannoni, L., Forno, S. D., Paradisi, R., Seracchioli, R., Endometriosis in Adolescence: Practical Rules for an Earlier Diagnosis, Pediatric Annals, 45, e332–5, 2016 | No study design |
| Zannoni, L., Giorgi, M., Spagnolo, E., Montanari, G., Villa, G., Seracchioli, R., Dysmenorrhea, absenteeism from school, and symptoms suspicious for endometriosis in adolescents, Journal of Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology, 27, 258–65, 2014 | Cross-sectional study design |
| Zondervan, K. T., Sivananthan, S., Nnoaham, K. E., Hummelshoj, L., Jenkinson, C., Webster, P., Kennedy, S. H., Susceptibility and risk factors for developing endometriosis: A diagnostic aid, International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 107, S92, 2009 | Unavailable |
| Zondervan, K. T., Yudkin, P. L., Vessey, M. P., Dawes, M. G., Barlow, D. H., Kennedy, S. H., Patterns of diagnosis and referral in women consulting for chronic pelvic pain in UK primary care, British Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 106, 1156–61, 1999 | Incidence of chronic pelvic pain |
From: Appendix H, Excluded studies
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