title: Painful delays.
abstract: Delays in reporting symptoms and in referral to a gynaecologist may result in women enduring the symptoms of endometriosis for a considerable time.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lynch
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology