Incidence, prevalence, and trends in endometriosis diagnosis: a United States population-based study from 2006 to 2015

Incidence rates of endometriosis declined over the 10-year study interval and did so uniformly across age groups, races/ethnicities, and the main diagnosing modalities and providers. Declining rates may reflect a shift in practice patterns in the US away from the diagnosis of endometriosis both clinically and surgically, rather favoring more general diagnoses of chronic pelvic pain. Prevalence of endometriosis in 2015 in the US is in keeping with data from recent studies outside the US using health record data.