An Overview on the Psychological Impact of Endometriosis on Adolescent Girls’ Life

Fabiola Fedele
In: Women’s Health Bulletin, Vol 8, Iss 4, Pp 195-199 (2021) · 2021 · doi:10.30476/whb.2021.91557.1128 · W3199550978
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Endometriosis significantly impacts adolescent girls' psychological well-being, leading to pain, reduced functioning, and limitations in emotional health.

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This narrative review synthesized research published from 2000 to 2021 to examine the psychological impact of endometriosis on adolescent girls, searching PubMed, Medline, and Scopus using combinations of adolescence/young women and endometriosis with terms related to psychologic factors, emotions, well-being, and quality of life. Across included studies, the review reports that endometriosis symptoms are associated with substantial impacts on psychological well-being, including physical pain and reductions in general health and vitality, as well as poorer physical and social functioning and limitations in emotional functioning. A stated limitation is that there are not enough studies specifically addressing psychological impacts of endometriosis during adolescence. This paper is centrally about endometriosis—specifically the psychological effects of endometriosis on adolescent girls’ life.

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Context: Endometriosis is a chronic condition affecting 10% of women in their reproductive age worldwide. Endometriosis symptoms can seriously impact the quality of life and the mental health of women. Although it could be found in over 60% of adolescent girls and adolescents may suffer from advanced forms of it, there are not enough studies on psychological impacts of endometriosis in adolescence. Evidence acquisition: In this narrative review study, research studies and systematic review studies conducted from 2000 to 2021 were searched in the PubMed, Medline, and Scopus with the following keywords: “young women OR adolescents OR adolescence” AND “endometriosis” AND “psychologic* OR emotions OR well-being OR quality of life”. Results: Endometriosis symptoms substantially affect the psychological well-being of young women. They often report physical pain, reduced general health and vitality, poor physical and social functioning, as well as limitations in emotional functioning. Conclusions: These data highlighted the need for increased awareness concerning this disease for its early diagnosis and focused on healthcare assistance and psychological support for adolescent girls with this condition.
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Women’s Health Bulletin (Oct 2021) An Overview on the Psychological Impact of Endometriosis on Adolescent Girls’ Life Abstract Context: Endometriosis is a chronic condition affecting 10% of women in their reproductive age worldwide. Endometriosis symptoms can seriously impact the quality of life and the mental health of women. Although it could be found in over 60% of adolescent girls and adolescents may suffer from advanced forms of it, there are not enough studies on psychological impacts of endometriosis in adolescence. Evidence acquisition: In this narrative review study, research studies and systematic review studies conducted from 2000 to 2021 were searched in the PubMed, Medline, and Scopus with the following keywords: “young women OR adolescents OR adolescence” AND “endometriosis” AND “psychologic* OR emotions OR well-being OR quality of life”. Results: Endometriosis symptoms substantially affect the psychological well-being of young women. They often report physical pain, reduced general health and vitality, poor physical and social functioning, as well as limitations in emotional functioning. Conclusions: These data highlighted the need for increased awareness concerning this disease for its early diagnosis and focused on healthcare assistance and psychological support for adolescent girls with this condition. Keywords

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