Non-menstrual pelvic symptoms and women's quality of life: a cross-sectional observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Endometriosis-related pain duration and burden are associated with poorer psychological well-being and health-related quality of life (HQoLife). This study aimed to compare the relative burdens of 4 different non-menstrual pelvic symptoms on HQoLife: Deep dyspareunia (DDyspareunia), non-menstrual pelvic pain (NMPelvicPain), non-menstrual dyschezia (NMDyschezia) and non-menstrual dysuria (NMDysuria).

Subjects and methods

This is a pre-planned cross-sectional interdisciplinary retrospective observational study. The sample consists of 369 consecutive patients referred for minimally invasive surgery at a private institution. DDyspareunia, NMPelvicPain, NMDyschezia and NMDysuria were assessed with a self-reported 11-point (0-10) numeric rating scale (NRS). The Short Fo

SUBMITTER: Fonseca MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12040126 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature