title: Too soon, too late, too often, too seldom?
abstract: Many variables determine the appropriate timing of diagnostic laparoscopy for suspected endometriosis. When initial treatments fail to relieve pain attributed to endometriosis, more detailed assessment is often indicated rather than escalation of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Advanced Laparoscopy and Pelvic Pain, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7570, USA. jfsteege@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Steege
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015897:Comorbidity; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health