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Prevalence of endometriosis in diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopy among women with chronic pelvic pain

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Observational analysis found endometriosis in 52.4% during laparoscopy for chronic pelvic pain, suggesting a need for better diagnostic measures.

Endometriosis was confirmed in 52.4% of women undergoing laparoscopy, indicating frequent occurrence during such procedures.
The most commonly found type was peritoneal endometriosis, present in 52% of participants underwent laparoscopy.
A historical cohort study assessed 296 women aged 15–49 years from 2009 to 2020 at Turku University Hospital.
Findings highlight the uncertainty of benefits from laparoscopic intervention for women without endometriosis.

Siivonen et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Observational analysis found endometriosis in 52.4% during laparoscopy for chronic pelvic pain, suggesting a need for better diagnostic measures.