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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="review-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Sociology of Medicine</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Sociology of Medicine</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Социология медицины</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">1728-2810</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2413-2942</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">704410</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17816/socm704410</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">GARLSY</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND DISEASE</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>СОЦИОЛОГИЯ ЗДОРОВЬЯ И БОЛЕЗНИ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Review Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Endometriosis as an interdisciplinary challenge: social, economic, and demographic effects</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Эндометриоз как междисциплинарная проблема: социальные, экономические и демографические эффекты</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0848-7090</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">4416-3697</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Ignatova</surname><given-names>Tatiana A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Игнатова</surname><given-names>Татьяна Андреевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>eignatova0304@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Institute of Socio-Economic Studies of Population of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Институт социально-экономических проблем народонаселения им. Н.М. Римашевской Федерального научно-исследовательского социологического центра Российской академии наук</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="preprint" iso-8601-date="2026-05-13" publication-format="electronic"><day>13</day><month>05</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-09-03" publication-format="electronic"><day>03</day><month>09</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>25</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>48</fpage><lpage>55</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-03-17"><day>17</day><month>03</month><year>2026</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2026-04-06"><day>06</day><month>04</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, Eco-Vector</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, Эко-Вектор</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Эко-Вектор</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" start_date="2029-09-03"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://eco-vector.com/for_authors.php#07</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://rjsocmed.com/1728-2810/article/view/704410">https://rjsocmed.com/1728-2810/article/view/704410</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Endometriosis is one of the most common chronic disorders affecting women's reproductive health, yet its significance extends far beyond a purely clinical problem. The relevance of this study stems from the fact that the disease is associated with prolonged diagnostic delay, a marked decline in quality of life, economic losses, and disruptions to reproductive plans, while its social and demographic effects remain insufficiently conceptualized from an interdisciplinary perspective. The scientific novelty of the study lies in examining endometriosis as a socially significant problem. The article presents the results of a scoping and analytical review based on a review of international and Russian publications, materials from international organizations, clinical guidelines, and studies devoted to patients' diagnostic pathways, quality of life, economic burden, work-related losses, and the impact of endometriosis on fertility. The findings show that diagnostic delay across countries is measured in years and is caused by a combination of behavioral, professional, and institutional barriers. The study systematizes the social consequences of the disease, including chronic pain, psycho-emotional burden, reduced work productivity, rising direct and indirect costs, as well as changes in family and reproductive strategies. Particular attention is given to the demographic effects of endometriosis through infertility, delayed motherhood, and the growing demand for assisted reproductive technologies. In the Russian context, institutional constraints related to the uneven availability of specialists, diagnostic services, and long-term hormonal therapy are outlined. The article reveals the mechanisms through which a medical problem is transformed into a socioeconomic and demographic risk and substantiates the need for comprehensive measures in healthcare and social policy.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Эндометриоз относится к числу наиболее распространённых хронических заболеваний женского репродуктивного здоровья, но его значение выходит далеко за пределы клинической проблемы. Актуальность работы обусловлена тем, что заболевание сопровождается длительной диагностической задержкой, выраженным снижением качества жизни, экономическими потерями и нарушением репродуктивных планов, при этом его социальные и демографические эффекты остаются недостаточно осмысленными в междисциплинарной перспективе. Научная новизна исследования заключается в рассмотрении эндометриоза как социально значимой проблемы. В статье представлены результаты поисково-аналитической работы, основанной на обзоре международных и отечественных публикаций, материалов международных организаций, клинических рекомендаций и исследований, посвящённых диагностическому пути пациенток, качеству жизни, экономическому бремени, трудовым потерям и влиянию эндометриоза на фертильность. Показано, что задержка диагностики в разных странах измеряется годами и обусловлена сочетанием поведенческих, профессиональных и институциональных барьеров. Систематизированы социальные последствия заболевания, включая хроническую боль, психоэмоциональную нагрузку, снижение трудовой продуктивности, рост прямых и косвенных расходов, а также изменение семейных и репродуктивных стратегий. Особое внимание уделено демографическим эффектам эндометриоза через бесплодие, отсрочку материнства и рост спроса на вспомогательные репродуктивные технологии. В российском контексте выявлены институциональные ограничения, связанные с неравномерной доступностью специалистов, диагностики и длительной гормональной терапии. Статья позволяет увидеть механизмы, посредством которых медицинская проблема трансформируется в социально-экономический и демографический риск, и обосновывает необходимость комплексных мер в сфере здравоохранения и социальной политики.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>endometriosis</kwd><kwd>reproductive health</kwd><kwd>female infertility</kwd><kwd>quality of life</kwd><kwd>demographics</kwd><kwd>review</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>эндометриоз</kwd><kwd>репродуктивное здоровье</kwd><kwd>женское бесплодие</kwd><kwd>качество жизни</kwd><kwd>демография</kwd><kwd>обзор</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>De Corte P, Klinghardt M, von Stockum S, Heinemann K. 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