Clinical Aspects and Quality of Life among Women with Endometriosis in Port Said City

Shehata Ibrahim, Seham; Mostafa Abd El-Aty, Esraa

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2022.224691

Clinical Aspects and Quality of Life among Women with Endometriosis in Port Said City

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Assistant prof. of Maternity, Gynecology and Obstetrics Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port-Said University, Egypt

² Lecturer of Maternity, Gynecology and Obstetrics Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port-Said University, Egypt.

10.21608/ejhc.2022.224691

Abstract

Background: Endometriosis is a common benign gynaecological illness that has negative
impact on quality of life, particularly in women of childbearing age. Aim: To assess clinical aspects
and quality of life among women with endometriosis in Port Said city. Design: A descriptive study
was used. Setting: All gynecology clinics at hospitals and primary health care centers that follow
comprehensive health insurance system in Port Said City. Subjects: Purposive sample of 200
women with endometriosis who had been surgically identified were chosen. Tools: Interviewing
questionnaire and the Endometriosis Health Profile (EHP-30+5). Results: More than two-thirds of
women (62.0%) had pelvic pain. The majority of them (83.0 percent) were infertile. There was a
delay in seeking treatment with a mean 5.7±1.6 between the onset of symptoms and the surgical
diagnosis of endometriosis. Also, endometriosis has a adverse impact on a woman's quality of life,
and there was statistically significant association between endometriosis stages and woman's quality
of life in terms of physical, psychological, sexual, educational, and occupational activities.
Conclusion: Despite its negative influence on a woman's quality of life in terms of physical,
psychological, sexual, educational, and working life, there was a delay in seeking treatment for
endometriosis. Recommendations: Women’s must be taught how to seek treatment sooner rather
than later. In addition, patients will be taught how to manage with chronic pelvic discomfort and
how to develop relationships with their partner and friends so that they are supportive in managing
with the disease rather than drifting apart due to misconceptions.

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