Patient handout on adolescent endometriosis

The North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology offers a patient handout on endometriosis at this link. Endometriosis in adolescents is not as well understood as endometriosis in adults, as covered in the June issue of Contemporary OB/GYN by Marc Laufer, MD, and Jessica Y. Shim, MD.

In the handout, you will find information for your patients, including an explanation of what endometriosis is, its symptoms, causes and treatments. It also includes an explanation of how a healthcare provider might go about diagnosing the condition.