Medical and surgical interventions to improve the quality of life for endometriosis patients: a systematic review

Abstract Endometriosis impairs the quality of life (QoL) many women, including their social relationships, daily activity, productivity at work, and family planning. The aim this review was to determine instruments used examine QoL in previous clinical studies endometriosis evaluate effect medical surgical interventions for on QoL. We conducted a systematic search published between January 2010 December 2020 using MEDLINE. Search terms included “endometriosis” “quality life.” only selected that standardized questionnaire before after or interventions. Only articles English language were examined. initial identified 720 results. After excluding duplicates applying inclusion criteria, 37 analysis. found two scales most frequently measure Short Form-36 health survey (SF-36) Health Profile-30 (EHP-30). Many treatments demonstrated comparable benefits pain control improvement. There is no clear answer as what best treatment improving because each therapy must be personalized patient depends woman’s goals. In conclusion, women informed about given easily accessible information improve adherence