The list of side effects of endometriosis lengthens. According to a study published in the Magazine Human Reproduction, through the University of Oxford, women with endometriosis have a higher risk of premature menopause and have seven times more likely to experience surgical menopause, reports The Guardian.
Surgical menopause occurs when a woman is eliminated from the two ovaries before reaching natural menopause and can be practiced to treat endometriosis in case of failure of other treatments.
The study has remarkably revealed that surgical menopause occurred on average 19 months before in women with endometriosis, while natural menopause is on average five months before.
One in ten women in endometriosis
As a reminder, endometriosis affects one in ten women of age and is manifested by cell growth similar to uterine mucosa in other parts of the body, causing intense pain, infertility and abundant rules. It also affects other people with a uterus and a small number of men.
Another study by the University of Queensland, the study also revealed that women with endometriosis were more likely to have premature menopause before the age of 40 and 1.4 times more likely to have natural menopause at the same age.
Dr. Hsin-Fang Chung of the University of Queensland who directs this study, hopes that these discoveries improve the management directives of endometriosis, even in terms of prevention and strategies of induced menopause early or medically induced, which has been associated with adverse effects, particularly osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease.
“Women with endometriosis should be aware that they can have an early risk of early menopause,” said the specialist.
The doctor added that these women should regularly consult their general practitioner to verify the risk factors of chronic diseases and prevention strategies.
A recommended monitoring for menopause symptoms
Other doctors reacted to this study, in particular the doctor Gino Pecoraro, president of the National Association of Obstetricians and Specialist Gynecologists, who said they were not surprised by the results.
“I hoped they showed exactly the same rates, even the highest rates, of surgical menopause in people with severe endometriosis,” said the doctor.
Dr. Gino Pecorao also explained that if a gynecologist practices the ablation of the ovaries in a younger woman after endometriosis, it must guarantee the monitoring of the symptoms of menopause, such as suffocation or vaginal dryness.
Source: BFM TV
