Endometriose em Adolescentes: Uma Análise Sobre os Impactos na Saúde e Qualidade de Vida

Abstract

Among the gynecological pathologies is endometriosis, which is a disorder in which the tissue of the layer that covers the uterus is also found in places outside it. This causes intense bleeding, in addition to severe pain in women, in most cases the symptoms present during adolescence. In this sense, the general objective of this study was to identify how the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis can contribute to a better quality of life for adolescents. The specific objectives are: to understand the characteristics of endometriosis; identify the harm that endometriosis causes to the health of adolescent girls; explore the forms of diagnoses and treatments. This is research with a qualitative approach, exploratory in nature, and bibliographic in nature. The articles included were published between 2019 and 2023, and contained the key words in their text, which were: “endometriosis”, “diagnosis”, “treatment”, “adolescents”, “quality of life”. 921 publications were found, of which 23 were selected using the inclusion and exclusion criteria, thus 07 studies were used. To interpret and organize the collected data, the content analysis technique was used. The various interferences that occur in the process of diagnosing endometriosis cause the stage of the disease to evolve, as it is not actually treated, and reduce the woman's quality of life, as all areas of her life are affected. Thus, it is clear that a set of factors is necessary for this to be possible, such as a broad study on endometriosis during professional training or even through training, the existence of government programs and policies that make the diagnosis of endometriosis more accessible from adolescence.