ENDOMETRIOSIS AND THE RELATIONSHIP WITH INTRAUTERINE HEMORRHAGE

Abstract

Endometriosis involves the organization of endometrial tissue in specific areas outside the uterus. The number of cases of this disease is increasing and can affect female fertility. In addition to the psychosocial factors involved, the study also took into account the signs and symptoms of the pathology

Woman. This work is based on a literature review based on a series of articles on endometriosis and the relationship between the disease and infertility in women. According to a review of the literature, this disease can cause chemical and anatomical changes in the female reproductive system, leading to infertility, depending on the level at which the disease is detected. Articles were identified for the inclusion criteria: articles published between 2007 and 2024 (seventeen years), in English and Portuguese and indexed in the following databases: Nursing Database (BDENF), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO), PubMed, Latin American Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS). Furthermore, treatment of the disease, whether hormonal or surgical, can affect a woman's health processes and help with future pregnancy. The objective of acute treatment is to stabilize the patient's hemodynamics and stop excessive bleeding, while treatment of the chronic phase depends on the correction of menstrual disorders, according to their cause or manifestation of the patients. Treatment can be surgical or medicinal, the latter depends mainly on hormonal, anti- inflammatory or antifibrinolytic medications.