This makes endometriosis more common than AIDS and more common than cancer. Endometriosis is one of the three major causes of female infertility. Chlamydia, a sexually transmitted vaginal infection, is the most frequently reported infectious disease in the United States. Cancer of the endometrium is the most common cancer of the female reproductive organs. It is estimated that 38,300 new cases of endometrial cancer will be diagnosed in the US in 2001, and about 6,600 women will die from endometrial cancer.
Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer among women.
It is estimated that about 23,400 new cases of ovarian cancer will be diagnosed in the US in 2001. Ovarian cancer accounts for 4 percent of all cancers in women and causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. It is estimated that there will be about 13,900 deaths from ovarian cancer during 2001. The mortality rates for cervical cancer have declined sharply as Pap screenings have become more prevalent. About 12,900 cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed in the US during 2001.