C. Mehedinţu, A. Edu, A. Carp-Velişcu, M. Cîrstoiu, M. Dumitraşcu, A. Petca, A.M. Rotaru
Rezumat: Endometriosis is a chronic disease, very common among
women of reproductive age, characterized by the presence
of active endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity.
The patients with severe endometriosis have a complex of
different symptoms, including painful menstruation, nonmenstrual
pelvic pain, dyspareunia and painful defecation.
These symptoms cause profound distress and a significant
reduction in their quality of life. The concept of quality of
life is one of the most important directions in contemporary
medicine. The interest shown in the medical world in
quality-of-life issues for patients is demonstrated by the
number
of articles on quality-of-life issues published in
prestigious
journals and submitted to the PubMed database.
Quality of life is represented by social, physical and
mental well-being as well as by people’s ability to carry out
everyday activities. Completion of endometriosis symptom
assessment questionnaires before surgery and at one
year postoperatively may be useful to predict the degree
of change in patients’ perceived quality of life after endometriosis
surgery. Cuvinte cheie: endometriosis, quality of life, assessment.