Self-management strategies to consider to combat endometriosis symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The care of patients with endometriosis has been complicated by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Medical and allied healthcare appointments and surgeries are being temporarily postponed. Mandatory self-isolation has created new obstacles for individuals with endometriosis seeking pain relief and improvement in their quality of life. Anxieties may be heightened by concerns over whether endometriosis may be an underlying condition that could predispose to severe COVID-19 infection and what constitutes an appropriate indication for presentation for urgent treatment in the epidemic. Furthermore, the restrictions imposed due to COVID-19 can impose negative psychological effects, which patients with endometriosis may be more prone to already. In combination with medical therapie

SUBMITTER: Leonardi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7263080 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature