Márcia Carvalho Garcia

ORCID: 0000-0001-5266-3939 · 2 papers in corpus

article 2012

Physical therapy and psychological intervention normalize cortisol levels and improve vitality in women with endometriosis

Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology ·doi:10.3109/0167482x.2012.729625

There is as yet no effective treatment for endometriosis. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of submitting women with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain to a therapeutic protocol involving physical and psycholo…

article 2008

Salivary cortisol concentrations, stress and quality of life in women with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain

Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ·doi:10.1080/10253890701840610

The objective of this study was to evaluate the perceived stress index, quality of life, and hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in women with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain. For the study, 93 women with endometriosis and 82…