Endometriosis and obstetric syndromes: early diagnosis must become a priority

Abstract

If and how endometriosis impact on obstetric outcome are two questions that have generated considerable debate in recent years—with limited cohort and large population studies often arriving at different answers. A new population-based study from Glavind and colleagues (1) seems to settle the “if” question. Analysis of 82,793 singleton pregnancies in 55,829 women in the Aarhus Birth Cohort in Denmark provides further evidence that a diagnosis of endometriosis is a significant risk factor of preterm birth and preeclampsia.