CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PAIN SYNDROME IN WOMEN WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS
Keywords:
endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), central sensitization, visual analog scale (VAS), neuroangiogenesis.Abstract
This thesis analyzes the clinical characteristics and phenotypic expression of pain syndrome in women diagnosed with endometriosis. Pain is the cardinal symptom of this chronic inflammatory condition, significantly impairing the patients' physical, psychological, and social quality of life. The study delineates the multifaceted nature of endometriosis-associated pain, analyzing the prevalence and severity of dysmenorrhea, deep dyspareunia, and chronic pelvic pain. The findings emphasize that understanding the specific clinical profile and neuropathic evolution of this pain is essential for tailoring effective, multidisciplinary therapeutic strategies, shifting the clinical focus from strictly surgical lesion removal to comprehensive neuroinflammatory pain management.
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