Impact of Endometriosis-Related Adhesions on Quality of Life among Infertile Women

Objective to identify the impact of adhesions related to endometriosis on quality of life among infertile women. MaterialsAndMethods Cross-sectional, correlational study design was used. The study was performed at Endoscopic Unit, in Zagazig University Hospitals, Egypt. Oral consent to participate in this study was taken from 109 women who were candidates for laparoscopy as infertile cases and diagnosed with endometriosis. They had been classified into group I (n = 41) who had endometriosis with adhesions and group II (n = 68) who had endometriosis without adhesions. A structured interviewing form, adhesion scoring method of the American Fertility Society and Global Quality of Life Scale were used to collect the data from recruited women. Results The prevalence of adhesions related to endometriosis was 37.6%. There was no statistically significant difference in the demographic characteristics of the women with adhesions related to endometriosis compared with the women without adhesions related to endometriosis. The most common location for endometriotic adhesions was adnexal adhesion (51.2%) followed by anterior abdominal wall adhesion (24.4%). Quality of life significantly impacted by adhesions related to endometriosis with (P = 0.002 *). Conclusion Highly percentage of studied women had a moderate degree of adhesions. Adhesions related to endometriosis had an impact on quality of life of studied women.