世界子宫内膜异位日
世界子宫内膜异位日(Worldwide EndoMarch)缩写为EndoMarch,是每年三月举行的全球运动,为了关注子宫内膜异位而举行的全球运动,多个城市会于三月举行游行和集会等。EndoMarch是由Drs. Camran, Ceana, Farr, Azadeh Nezhat, 及Barbara 发起及赞助的组织及活动。
第一次的世界子宫内膜异位日是在2014年3月13日举行,在43个国家一起进行,主要的活动是在美国华盛顿的国家广场[1][2]。有许多医学组织及医学院赞助此活动,例如美国医学会、美国妇产科医学会(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)、美国生殖医学学会(American Society of Reproductive Medicine)、哈佛大学等[3][4]。
子宫内膜异位是女性常见的疾病,每十个妇女及女孩中都有一名有此疾病,但多半是在有此疾病十年后才诊断出来[5][6][7][8][9]。
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