Endometriosis and the mental health burden: a registry-based study of redeemed prescriptions and psychiatric hospital contacts before and after diagnosis of endometriosis

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This research investigates the mental health burden associated with endometriosis, looking at prescription patterns and psychiatric hospital visits before and after diagnosis.
Retrospective registry-based study of 136,842 Danish women aged 15-55 from 2000 to 2019.
Identified 22,807 women with a first-time diagnosis of endometriosis, matched with five controls.
Used negative binomial regression to compare redeemed prescriptions and psychiatric hospital contacts.
Women with endometriosis had higher prescription rates for antidepressants (IRR 1.29 before, 1.40 after) and anxiolytics (IRR 1.16 before, 1.46 after).
Increased psychiatric hospital contacts (IRR 1.28 before, 1.41 after diagnosis).
Patterns indicate significant mental health issues emerge around 5 years prior to diagnosis.

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Registry-based study reveals higher antidepressant use and psychiatric contacts pre- and post-endometriosis diagnosis.

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Josiasen et al. (2026) studied this question.

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