Information for clinicians

Lists useful reference books, publications, guidelines, and societies and special interest groups.

Referral to EXPPECT

EXPPECT Edinburgh Endometriosis MDM Review Form (17.7 KB Word)

RCGP Learning

Learning Resource for General Practitioners

RCGP provide a 30 minute e-Learning course to promote awareness of the symptoms of endometriosis. Using the NICE guidance as a key reference, investigation and treatment are discussed as well as when to refer to secondary care. A case study illustrates common issues with diagnosis and treatment, from early presentation in the teens through to later life, fertility issues and subsequent surgery.

The course is free to RCGP members and other healthcare professionals in the UK.

Reference books

Endometriosis.org lists useful reference books here.

Giudice, Healy, and Evers' reference book listed on this page is particularly comprehensive.  

Diagnosis and Management of Endometriosis: Pathophysiology to Practice - Produced by AGPO (Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics) (7.36 MB PDF)

Publications

Hickey M, Ballard K, Farquhar C. Endometriosis. BMJ 2014;348:g1752

Giudice LC. Endometriosis. New England Journal of Medicine. 2010 Jun 24;362(25):2389-98.

Guidelines

ESHRE Guideline: Management of women with endometriosis

NICE Guideline - Endometriosis: diagnosis and management 

Societies and special interest groups

ESHRE Special Interest Group for Endometriosis and Endometrium (SIGEE)

World Endometriosis Society (WES)

British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE)

Society of Endometriosis and Uterine Disorders (SEUD)