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Re: What does a stage classification of endometriosis mean?From: anonymous@obgyn.netSat, 01 Aug 1998 02:08:31 -0400
At 22:53 98-07-31 -0500, you wrote: >What do these stages mean and what are the criteria for the >classification? > >Thanks for the information. Endometriosis may be classified in four grades with a system of points attributed to pathology see during surgery. The criterias are multiples (Localisation,presence of adhesions, number of organ affect, diameter of the lesions) The American Fertility Society (AFS) classification for endometriosis is a widely-used system for categorizing the severity of pelvic endometriosis. Although this classification represents a detailed description of the location and extent of disease, it has limitations when used to predict fecundity following treatment of the different stages of endometriosis. Concern regarding the inability of the AFS classification to discriminate between mild, moderate and severe disease in terms of pregnancy outcome is related to arbitrary assignment of point scores for each pathologic observation, and to arbitrary assignment of total scores to patients divided into severity categories. Dr Paul-André Latulippe 111 Rang 9 St-Christophe d'Arthabaska Québec,Canada G6P 6S1 tel:(819) 357-1784
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