National German Guideline (S2k): Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis

Abstract

" Gynecological Endoscopy Study Group (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Gynäkologische Endoskopie, AGE) " Gynecological Oncology Study Group (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Gynäkologische Onkologie e. V., AGO) " German Society for Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gynäkologische Endokrinologie und Fortpflanzungsmedizin e. V.) " German Society for Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychosomatische Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, DGPFG) " German Society for General and Visceral Surgery (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemeinund Viszeralchirurgie e. V., DGAV) " German Society for Urology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Urologie e. V.

Diagnosis and management of endometriosis: a systematic review of international and national guidelines

“…The included guidelines were published between 2006 and 2014 . Five of the guidelines were applicable to the diagnosis and management of pain and subfertility associated with endometriosis .…”

“…The included guidelines were published between 2006 and 2014 . Five of the guidelines were applicable to the diagnosis and management of pain and subfertility associated with endometriosis . Two guidelines reported narrower scopes: the ACCEPT guideline addressed the management of subfertility associated with endometriosis and the WES guideline made recommendations with regards to the management of endometriosis …”

“…Between one and four different stakeholder groups assisted in the development of the included guidelines. Three guidelines were developed in collaboration with women with endometriosis . Two guidelines did not report the geographical location of their developers, and one guideline was developed by individuals living in a single country .…”

“…A systematic review was described by the majority of the guidelines . No guideline explicitly described all six methodological features (Table ).…”

“…Four guidelines did not report a consensus method . Five guidelines reported the inclusion of multiple stakeholder groups; however, only three guidelines clearly reported the inclusion of women with endometriosis in the development of the guidelines . Quality assessment of the retrieved studies was described by five guidelines, with the assessment methods including:…”