Qualidade de vida em mulheres com endometriose: revisão integrativa de literatura

Abstract

Introduction: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammation in which the tissue that lines the uterus, called the endometrium, grows outside the uterine cavity. The most frequent symptoms are pain and menstrual changes. The treatment of this condition depends on medical help and may occur through medication or breathing. A woman with endometriosis can have consequences on different aspects of her quality of life - physical and psychological issues. Objective: To identify the symptoms that lead to the diagnosis of endometriosis in women and to assess the impact of this diagnosis on quality of life. Method: This is an integrative literature review, with the following guiding question, what is the impact of endometriosis on women's quality of life? Articles were searched in the United States National Library of Medicine (PubMed) and Virtual Health Library (BVS) databases. A total of 331 potentially eligible studies were found, of which 7 were selected for reading in full. Results: The results indicate that hormonal treatment complemented with electrotherapy, the counseling program, pharmacological treatment with the Chinese plant, robotic surgery and laparoscopy, combined treatment with norethindrone acetate and conjugated estrogens, isolated treatment with potent estrogens – were positive for the quality of life of patients and improvement of symptoms resulting from endometriosis. While supplementation with vitamin D or fish oil did not bring about significant changes for patients. Conclusion: Hormone treatment supplemented with electrotherapy; pharmacological treatment with the Chinese plant; mentoring program; robotic surgery and laparoscopy; combined treatment with norethindrone acetate and conjugated estrogens; treatment alone with potent estrogens; – were positive for the quality of life of patients and the improvement of symptoms resulting from the disease. Treatment with supplementation with vitamin D or fish oil did not significantly improve quality of life or improve endometriosis symptoms.