Paranoia?

Canavan, Tony; Miller, D. H.; McKay, Susan R.

doi:10.2307/20632115

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“…A less common symptom is cyclical pain at other sites related to endometriosis (Prentice 2003). Endometriosis can be divided into four stages of severity (stage I: minimal disease; stage IV: severe disease), as defined by the classification system of the American Fertility Society (Canavan 2000). Staging does not correlate with degree or severity of symptoms but quantifies the extent of disease visible at laparoscopy.…”

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“…Laparoscopy is considered the 'gold standard' for diagnosis of endometriosis (Canavan 2000;rAFS 1985). However, endometriosis may also be diagnosed (or presumed) on the basis of a description of symptoms provided by a woman (and that may be suspected by the practitioner on the basis of history, pelvic examination and other tests such as ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and the CA-125 blood test).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for pain in women with endometriosis

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Crawford

Allen³

et al. 2017

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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Owing to lack of high-quality evidence and lack of reporting of outcomes of interest for this review, we can make no judgement as to whether NSAIDs (naproxen) are effective in managing pain caused by endometriosis. No evidence shows whether any individual NSAID is more effective than another. As shown in other Cochrane reviews, women taking NSAIDs must be aware that these drugs may cause unintended effects.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%