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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Jun;53(2):413–419. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181db7ce8

Table 1.

Examples of serum markers for endometriosis

Patients Pain Sensitivity (%) Specificity(%) PPV NPV Reference
CA-125 38 25 92.3 72 94.7 63.2 Xavier 2005
CA 19-9 38 25 80 53.9 76.9 58.3 Xavier 2005
CA-125 231 55,8 92,8 Cho 2008
CA-125+NLR 231 69,3 83,9 Cho 2008
CA-125+MCP-1+leptin 78 63 49 94 Seeber 2008
CA-125+MCP-
1+leptin+MIF
78 63 100 40 Seeber 2008