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Can endometriosis be given as a diagnosis without having a laparoscopy? if everything else has been eliminated.

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Dr. Creighton Wright
Dr. Creighton Wrightanswered
surgery 57 years experience
Suspected: Perhaps one of the ob-gyns will also respond. Endometriosis is an anatomical pathological tissue diagnosis but can be suspected from clinical signs and symptoms and pelvic examinations. Proof is histologically.
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Dr. Timothy Mountcastle
Dr. Timothy Mountcastleanswered
Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
No: It must be visualized. It can be suspected but for 100 percent diagnosis visualization or biopsy confirms.
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