Referral criteria from primary care - endometriosis
Referral for women with suspected or confirmed endometriosis
- refer women or people with symptoms of, or confirmed, endometriosis to a gynaecology service for further investigation and management if:
- initial treatment is not effective, is not tolerated or is contraindicated, or
- they have symptoms of endometriosis which have a detrimental impact on activities of daily living, or
- they have persistent or recurrent symptoms of endometriosis, or
- they have pelvic signs of endometriosis, but deep endometriosis is not suspected
- refer women to a specialist endometriosis service (endometriosis centre) if they have suspected or confirmed:
- endometrioma, or
- deep endometriosis, including that involving the bowel, bladder or ureter, or
- endometriosis outside the pelvic cavity
- consider referring young women (aged 17 and under) with suspected or confirmed endometriosis to a paediatric and adolescent gynaecology service, gynaecology service or specialist endometriosis service (endometriosis centre), depending on local service provision
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