Endometriosis: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Congenital malformations, deformities, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99).

Blood, hematopoietic organs – immune system (D50-D90).

Disseminated intravascular coagulation – acquired blood clotting disorders due to excessive consumption of clotting factors and platelets (thrombocytes).
Hemophilia (bleeding disorder)

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90).

Hormonal disorders – especially disorders of estrogen balance (female sex hormone).

Cardiovascular system (I00-I99)

Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).

Mouth, esophagus (food pipe), stomach, and intestines (K00-K67; K90-K93).

Appendicitis (appendicitis).
Chronic inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.
Colitis (inflammation of the intestine)
Intestinal diverticulosis – bulging of mucosa through muscle gaps in the intestinal wall with the risk of inflammation (diverticulitis).
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

Neoplasms – tumor diseases (C00-D48)

Psyche – nervous system (F00-F99; G00-G99)

Mental disorders, unspecified
Vulvodynia – sensations and pain of the external primary sex organs that last longer than three months without an identifiable cause; complaints are localized or generalized over the entire perineal area (tissue area between the anus and the external sex organs); possibly also present as a mixed form; prevalence (disease frequency) of essential vulvodynia: 1-3%.

Pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium (O00-O99).

Extrauterine pregnancy – implantation of the fertilized egg outside the uterus (womb) such as: Tubalgravidity (ectopic pregnancy), Ovariangravidity (pregnancy in the ovary), Peritonealgravidity/Abdominalgravidity (abdominal pregnancy), or Cervicalgravidity (a pregnancy in the cervix).

Genitourinary system (kidneys, urinary tract – sex organs) (N00-N99).

Adnexitis – inflammation of the so-called adnexa (Eng. : appendages); combination of inflammation of fallopian tubes (Latin tuba uterina, Greek salpinx, inflammation salpingitis) and ovary (Latin ovary, Greek oopheron, inflammation oophoritis).
Cervical ectopy – displacement (ectropion) of glandular mucosa of the cervix into the vaginal portion of the cervix (partial); normal finding during sexual maturity.
Cervical polyp – benign mucosal tumor originating from the cervix.
Dyspareunia (pain during intercourse).
Glomerulonephritis – kidney disease, with inflammation of the kidney filterlets (glomeruli).
Interstitial cystitis (interstitial cystitis, IC; synonym: Hunner’s cystitis) – cystitis (bladder inflammation) of unclear genesis occurring predominantly in women, with fibrosis of the urinary bladder muscles, urge incontinence (irritable bladder or overactive (hyperactive) bladder) and development of a shrinking bladder; confirm diagnosis by: Urethrocystoscopy (urethral and bladder endoscopy) and biopsy (tissue sampling) for histology (fine tissue examination) and molecular diagnostics of specific cell proteins.
Colpitis (vaginitis)
Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones)
Pyelonephritis (inflammation of the renal pelvis)
Urethritis (inflammation of the urethra)
Urolithiasis (urinary stone disease)
Uterine hyperplasia – benign proliferation of the endometrium.
Cystitis (inflammation of the bladder)

Causes (external) of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y84).

Adhesions (adhesions/growths) after:
- Inflammations
- General surgical, gynecological, urological operations.
After vaginal surgery (operated through the vagina).

Injuries, poisoning, and other consequences of external causes (S00-T98).

Medication