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Appendix
Questionnaire Knowledge and treatment strategies on endometriosis
1. How many women do you on average see each year in whom you suspect endometriosis?
2. How many women do you on average see each year who think they have endometriosis themselves?
3. Do you know the average time between the start of symptoms and first presentation to the general practitioner in The Netherlands?
o Within 3 months o 3 to 6 months
o 6 to 12 months o 1 to 2 years
o 2 to 5 years
o 5 to 10 years
o More than 10 years
o I don’t know
o Other, specify: ....................................................................................
4. When women suspect themselves of having endometriosis, on what information do they base their presumption? (multiple answers possible) o After contact with the Dutch Endometriosis Society, for example by
visiting their website
o Internet (other than Dutch Endometriosis Society website)
o From magazine/book/brochure
o By contacting relatives/friends
o Unknown, this is usually no topic during the consultation
o Other, specify:.....................................................................................
5. Which complaint(s) or symptom(s) trigger you most to consider endometriosis as a possible diagnosis?
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