EFFECT OF ULTRASOUND THERAPY ON ALLEVIATING PAIN AND ADHESIONS IN ENDOMETRIOSIS

Serag El Din Mansour, Mohamed Mohamed, Mustafa Hegah, Fahima Okeel, Amel Youssef, Noha Ahmed Foua Fouad
In: The Egyptian Journal of Fertility of Sterility · 2009 · vol. 13(1) , pp. 13–20 · doi:10.21608/egyfs.2009.4852 · W2782526563
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This prospective study evaluated 20 women with endometriosis and found that 24 sessions of ultrasonic therapy significantly reduced pelvic pain intensity and adhesions.

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objective: This study is conducted to determine the effect of ultrasonic therapy on alleviating paim as well as adhesionsin women having endometriosis.Study design: prospective studySetting: At Bab El-Sharia University Hospital.Subjects and methods: Twenty women suffering from severe pelvic pain and diagnosed as having mild or moderateedometriosis participated in this study. They were treated with ultrasonic therapy for 24 sessions; 3 sessions per week.All patients were evaluated before and after 12 as well as after 24 sessions of ultrasonic treatment using present painintensity (PPi) scale as well as McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) and pain relief (PR) scale which was evaluated after12 as well as 24 sessions and laparoscopy before and after the end of the study.Results: The results of this study showed a statistically highly significant decrease (P<0.001) in the intensity of pain,sites of pain and degree of adhesions after the end of ultrasonic therapy treatment. Conclusion: The results of this studyconcluded that ultrasound therapy had an excellent effect in the management of chronic pelvic pain as a result ofendometriosis as well as reducing adhesions and can be considered as an alternative method for treating such cases.

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