Association Between Self-Perception of Genital Image in Patients Diagnosed with Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain and Healthy Women

Research Article

Association Between Self-Perception of Genital Image in Patients Diagnosed with Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain and Healthy Women

Noemi Alvarez Boyero
Paula Navarro Palomares
María José Suárez Herrera ^*
Esther Diaz-Mohedo

Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malaga, Spain.

*Corresponding Author: María José Suárez Herrera, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malaga, Spain.

Citation: Boyero N A, Palomares P N, Herrera M J S, Diaz-Mohedo E. (2024). Association Between Self-Perception of Genital Image in Patients Diagnosed with Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain and Healthy Women, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology Research, BioRes Scientia Publishers. 3(3):1-7. DOI: 10.59657/2992-9725.brs.24.017

Copyright: © 2024 María José Suárez Herrera, this is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Received: July 09, 2024 | Accepted: August 02, 2024 | Published: August 09, 2024

Abstract

Introduction: endometriosis is a pathology that carries a high social stigma and a factor in the quality of life of the sufferer. Its etiology is unknown and treatment includes surgical and conservative measures, including hormonal suppression.

Objectives: the main objective of the study is to demonstrate a distortion of the genital image in patients diagnosed with endometriosis with chronic pelvic pain, the secondary objective is to associate the distortion of the genital image with the quality of life.

Material and Methods: a cross-sectional study of cases (women with endometriosis and CPD) and controls (healthy women) were carried out with a total of 284 women over 18 years of age.

Results: statistically significant differences were obtained in favor of a lower perception of genital self-image and quality of life (for the physical component), in women with endometriosis and CPD, compared to healthy women.

Conclusion: more studies with medium-long term follow-up are needed to be able to make a correct understanding of the process and offer an adequate multidisciplinary approach, aiming at the reconciliation of the idea that the body and the mind are one.

Keywords: endometriosis; chronic pelvic pain; corporal image; genital image; quality of life

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