CATEGORY | Diseases of the Genitourinary System |
SYSTEM | Reproductive System |
ORGAN | Mostly pelvic organs (Can potentially affect bowels, bladder and lungs too) |
ALTERNATE NAMES /COMMON NAMES | - |
NAMES IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES | Endometriosi in italian |
ICD 10 CLASSIFICATION | N 80.9 |
WORLD STATISTICS | About 1 in 10 to as many as 5 in 10 of all women develops some degree of Endometriosis. Over 1 million women in the United States are affected with the condition. |
INDIAN STATISTICS | Exact data is not available. Many cases go undiagnosed. |