Keywords
Endometriosis
Pain
Infertility
Symptoms
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Abstract
Objective: To identify the role of surgery in endometriosis and scale the effects of signs and symptoms of this intervention. Methods: This is an integrative literature review, with articles published between 2017 and 2022, in national and international databases and with full text available. The following guiding question was used: Does surgical intervention reduce levels of pain, infertility and promote better quality of life compared to conventional treatment? The bibliographical research was carried out in June 2022, searching the following databases: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrievel System Online, Virtual Library in Adolescent Health and Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, performing combinations with the terms using the Boolean operator AND”. 28 studies were included for the synthesis. Results: It was observed that surgery in women with endometriosis plays a key role in resolving pain, infertility and improving quality of life, similar to drug treatment. Final considerations: There are no substantial differences between drug therapy and surgical therapy in the prognosis of quality of life, fertility rates and pain control.
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