Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis. Guideline of the DGGG, SGGG and OEGGG (S2k Level, AWMF Registry Number 015/045, August 2020)
Stefanie Burghaus, Sebastian Daniel Schäfer, Matthias W. Beckmann, Iris Brandes, Christian Brünahl, Radek Chvátal, Jan Drahoňovský, Wojciech Dudek, Andreas D. Ebert, Christine Fahlbusch, Tanja Fehm, Peter Fehr, Carolin C. Hack, Winfried Häuser, Katharina Hancke, Volker Heinecke, Lars‐Christian Horn, Christian Houbois, C Klapp, Heike Krämer, Harald Krentel, Jan M. Langrehr, Heike Matuschewski, Ines Mayer, Sylvia Mechsner, Andreas Müller, Armelle Müller, Michael Müller, Peter Oppelt, Thomas Papathemelis, Stefan P. Renner, Dietmar Schmidt, Andreas N. Schüring, Karl-Werner Schweppe, Beata Seeber, Friederike Siedentopf, Horia Sı̂rbu, Daniela Soeffge, Kerstin Weidner, Isabella Zraik, U. Ulrich
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Abstract Aims The aim of this official guideline published and coordinated by the German Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (DGGG) in cooperation with the Austrian Society for Gynaecology and Obstetrics (OEGGG) and the Swiss Society for Gynaecology and Obstetrics (SGGG) was to provide consensus-based recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis based on an evaluation of the relevant literature. Methods This S2k guideline represents the structured consensus of a representative panel of experts with different professional backgrounds commissioned by the Guideline Committee of the DGGG, OEGGG and SGGG. Recommendations Recommendations on the epidemiology, aetiology, classification, symptomatology, diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis are given and special situations are discussed.