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- Title
Current treatments for endometriosis in South Korea: an analysis of nationwide data from 2010 to 2019.
- Authors
Kim, Han Kyul; Kim, Eun-San; Park, Kyoung Sun; Lee, Yoon Jae; Ha, In-Hyuk
- Abstract
While a wide range of treatments, including medical therapies and surgery, are used to manage endometriosis, the characteristics and treatment status of patients who received these treatments have not been investigated in Korea. This study analyzed the Korean Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service—National Patient Sample (HIRA-NPS) data from 2010 to 2019 with 7530 patients diagnosed with endometriosis. Annual trends in the types of visit and surgery, medication prescriptions and associated costs were investigated. The analysis showed that surgery slightly decreased among the types of utilized healthcare services (2010: 16.3, 2019: 12.7), dienogest prescription rapidly increased due to national health insurance coverage from 2013 (2013: 12.1, 2019: 36.0), and the use of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues decreased (2010: 33.6, 2019: 16.4). There was no significant change in total and outpatient costs per person over time. Regarding endometriosis treatment, conservative treatment mainly based on prescribed medications has been gradually replacing surgery. Particularly, the listing of dienogest for national health insurance coverage might have affected the trend. However, there were no significant changes in terms of total and medication costs per person.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; ENDOMETRIOSIS; NATIONAL health insurance; HEALTH insurance; DATA analysis; CONSERVATIVE treatment
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2023, Vol 13, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41598-023-36291-1