The burden of endometriosis: costs and quality of life of women with endometriosis and treated in referral centres

This study aimed to calculate costs and health-related quality of life of women with endometriosis-associated symptoms treated in referral centres.

A prospective, multi-centre, questionnaire-based survey measured costs and quality of life in ambulatory care and in 12 tertiary care centres in 10 countries. The study enrolled women with a diagnosis of endometriosis and with at least one centre-specific contact related to endometriosis-associated symptoms in 2008. The main outcome measures were health care costs, costs of productivity loss, total costs and quality-adjusted life years. Predictors of costs were identified using regression analysis.