Long-term effects of surgically corrected menstrual outflow obstruction: A case-control study

Lisanne Martens, Marian A Spath, M.A. van der Beek, Monique A van Beek, Wim N P Willemsen, Kirsten B Kluivers
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics · 2023 · vol. 165(1) , pp. 117–124 · doi:10.1002/ijgo.15237 · PMID:37962371 · W4388674912
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Women surgically treated for menstrual outflow obstruction reported significantly higher abdominal pain and poorer self-rated health compared to controls.

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OBJECTIVE: To enhance evidence-based knowledge on long-term sequalae in patients with surgically corrected obstructing Müllerian anomalies. METHODS: This long-term case-control study included patients with menstrual outflow obstruction due to congenital anomalies of the uterus or vagina, who were at least 18 years old, and for whom 2 years had elapsed since the first surgery at the start of this study. The control group consisted of women without current gynecological problems. Patients underwent a surgical correction at the Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen between 1980 and 2013. Of 78 patients approached, 38 (49%) were included in this study. The control group consisted of 54 females. The main outcome measures were pain and health state. The following questionnaires were used: Visual Analogue Scale pain scores, European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions questionnaire (EQ-5D-3L) and the adapted Endometriosis Health Profile questionnaire (EHP-30). RESULTS: Patients had higher actual and maximum abdominal pain scores compared with controls (11 vs 0 [P = 0.007] and 48 vs 21 [P = 0.035], respectively). Based on the EQ-5D-3L scores, patients had more pain and discomfort (P = 0.005), more mood problems (P = 0.023), and a poorer subjective health state (P = 0.002) and self-rated health state (P = 0.031). Based on the EHP-30, patients had a significant poorer self-rated health state on four out of five subscales. CONCLUSION: In this study, following surgically corrected menstrual obstruction, patients had statistically significant higher abdominal pain scores and a poorer self-rated health state compared with controls.

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Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Quality of Life Quality of Life Quality of Life Quality of Life

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