BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to investigate the levels of perceived stress in a group of women with a long-term history of endometriosis in conjunction with surgical and/or medical treatments. METHODS: A clinical trial was conducted at the Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, in collaboration with a non-profit association of women with endometriosis, A.P.E. Onlus. Patients (n = 204) with a previous diagnosis of endometriosis (for at least 3 years) were included in this study. Each patient completed a semi-structured questionnaire and a validated scale to assess perceived stress, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) by e-mail. RESULTS: The study showed that in women with a long-term history of endometriosis, the level of perceived stress was increased by repeated surgical treatments and reduced by some medical treatments. The median PSS value was 23 (range 9-36) and 30.6% of the study population were included in the highest stress category (>26). The highest levels were found in patients who had undergone the most surgery. The use of progestins was associated with a lower perceived stress (p = 0.004) than in the patients treated with gonadotropin-releasing hormones. CONCLUSIONS: Long-term endometriosis has a relevant impact on perceived stress, in particular in those undergoing repeated surgery

Lazzeri, L., Orlandini, C., Vannuccini, S., Pinzauti, S., Tosti, C., Zupi, E., et al. (2015). Endometriosis and perceived stress: Impact of surgical and medical treatment. GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC INVESTIGATION, 79(4), 229-233 [10.1159/000368776].

Endometriosis and perceived stress: Impact of surgical and medical treatment

Lazzeri, Lucia;Orlandini, Cinzia;Vannuccini, Silvia;Pinzauti, Serena;Tosti, Claudia;Zupi, Errico;Petraglia, Felice
2015-01-01

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to investigate the levels of perceived stress in a group of women with a long-term history of endometriosis in conjunction with surgical and/or medical treatments. METHODS: A clinical trial was conducted at the Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, in collaboration with a non-profit association of women with endometriosis, A.P.E. Onlus. Patients (n = 204) with a previous diagnosis of endometriosis (for at least 3 years) were included in this study. Each patient completed a semi-structured questionnaire and a validated scale to assess perceived stress, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) by e-mail. RESULTS: The study showed that in women with a long-term history of endometriosis, the level of perceived stress was increased by repeated surgical treatments and reduced by some medical treatments. The median PSS value was 23 (range 9-36) and 30.6% of the study population were included in the highest stress category (>26). The highest levels were found in patients who had undergone the most surgery. The use of progestins was associated with a lower perceived stress (p = 0.004) than in the patients treated with gonadotropin-releasing hormones. CONCLUSIONS: Long-term endometriosis has a relevant impact on perceived stress, in particular in those undergoing repeated surgery
2015
Lazzeri, L., Orlandini, C., Vannuccini, S., Pinzauti, S., Tosti, C., Zupi, E., et al. (2015). Endometriosis and perceived stress: Impact of surgical and medical treatment. GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC INVESTIGATION, 79(4), 229-233 [10.1159/000368776].
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