Box 1.

Possible location of endometrioses for women presenting with cyclic symptoms

Gynaecological tractMenarche, abnormal bleeding, infertility, pregnancies, dysmenorrhoea, dyspareunia, pelvic pain
Pulmonary tractChest pain, pneumothorax, haemothorax, haemoptysis
Gastrointestinal tractDyschezia, constipation, diarrhoea, rectal bleeding
Urinary tractFrequency, urgency, haematuria, dysuria