ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020
Long-Term Evolution of Quality of Life and Symptoms Following Surgical Treatment for Endometriosis: Different Trajectories for Which Patients?
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- Beyond Pain Relief: Quality of Life and Functional Outcomes Following Minimally Invasive Excision of Deep Endometriosis.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Endometriosis and Reproductive Sparing Surgery: A Narrative Review and AGREE II-S-Based Evaluation of International Guidelines.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Surgical management of endometriosis: surgical techniques, adjuvant therapy, and long-term management Number 10 - 2026.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2026Review
- Psychological Factors Contributing to Health-Related Quality of Life Following Endometriosis Surgery: Results of a Cross-Sectional Study.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2025Article
- Retrospective Assessment of Endometriosis Pain Over the Life Course: A Reliability Study Within the ComPaRe-Endometriosis Cohort.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025Review
- Adenomyosis: A potential cause of surgical failure in treating dyspareunia in rectovaginal septum endometriosis.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Article
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- Comparing the quality of life of endometriotic patients' before and after treatment with normal and infertile patients based on the EHP30 questionnaire.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Genito Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder (GPPPD) in Spanish Women-Clinical Approach in Primary Health Care: Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the SF-36 questionnaire for assessment of the quality of life of endometriosis patients undergoing treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
Many studies have shown a global efficacy of laparoscopic surgery for patients with endometriosis in reducing painful symptoms and improving quality of life (QoL) in the short and long-term. The aim of this study was to analyze the different trajectories of long-term evolution in QoL and symptoms following surgical treatment for endometriosis, and to identify corresponding patient profiles. This prospective and multicenter cohort study concerned 962 patients who underwent laparoscopic treatment for endometriosis. QoL was evaluated using the Short Form (SF)-36 questionnaire and intensity of pain was reported using a visual analog scale prior to surgery and at 6, 12, 18, 24 and 36 months after surgery. Distinctive trajectories of pain and QoL evolution were identified using group-based trajectory modeling, an approach which gathers individuals into meaningful subgroups with statistically similar trajectories. Pelvic symptom trajectories (models of the evolution of dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia and chronic pelvic pain intensity over years) correspond to (1) patients with no pain or pain no longer after surgery, (2) patients with the biggest improvement in pain and (3) patients with continued severe pain after surgery. Our study reveals clear trajectories for the progression of symptoms and QoL after surgery that correspond to clusters of patients. This information may serve to complete information obtained from epidemiological methods currently used in selecting patients eligible for surgery.
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