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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2025

Endometriosis During Adolescence: A Narrative Review.

Caroline Ruth Mathias, George Condous, Mercedes Espada Vaquero

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Caroline Ruth MathiasDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, NSW 2747, Australia.
George CondousDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, NSW 2747, Australia.
Mercedes Espada VaqueroDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, NSW 2747, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4330-6144

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endometriosis in adolescents presents unique diagnostic and management challenges compared to its manifestation in adult women. The symptoms can vary significantly among individuals, often resulting in a substantial delay in diagnosis, which subsequently impairs quality of life in this vulnerable age group and leads to worsening symptoms and considerable debilitation in adulthood. Recent diagnostic modalities and biomarkers, along with emerging treatment strategies, offer hope for a more evidence-based approach. However, much research is still needed to understand the causality and progression of the condition to aid in the development of targeted treatments. This narrative review aims to provide current insights and clinical considerations for endometriosis in adolescents and discuss unresolved questions that may encourage future research in the field.

Indexed as

adenomyosisadolescencediagnosisdysmenorrhoeaendometriosisimagingultrasound

Identifiers

PMID41227151
PMCPMC12609442

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