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Endometriosis impacts almost one in ten ladies and is the main explanation for infertility in France. It might probably take between seven and ten years for the prognosis to be made. “In case of ache throughout menstruation, ache throughout sexual activity – dyspareunia, frequent pelvic ache, you must seek the advice of a well being skilled (normal practitioner, gynecologist or midwife).”

What’s endometriosis?

Endometriosis is a persistent inflammatory illness of the feminine genital system which is defined by the event of a uterine lining (the endometrium) outdoors the uterus colonizing different organs (digestive system, urological system, and so forth.) . It’s a complicated pathology that solely impacts ladies of childbearing age. Essentially the most suggestive signs are ache throughout menstruation, ache throughout sexual activity.

A public well being problem

To enhance the care of girls affected by this pathology and combat in opposition to medical wandering, a method to combat endometriosis was launched in March 2021 by the Ministry of Solidarity and Well being.

The target of this technique relies on 5 areas, particularly detection, the affected person care pathway, their administration, analysis and communication. Avenues of reflection have been initiated:

• Reinforce the coaching and consciousness of all of the actors involved (medical doctors normal practitioners, gynecologists, midwives, radiologists, occupational physicians, nurses faculties) to establish the signs of the illness;
• Enhance the care pathway by generalizing the creation of regional care networks at the side of the ARS so as to have the ability to direct sufferers extra rapidly;
• Accompany sufferers for customized care: therapy of ache, psychological follow-up, illness administration in class or at work, entry to medically assisted procreation;
• Develop and help analysis on endometriosis;
• Deploy communication to lift public consciousness of this pathology.

“Bringing collectively and coordinating” the actions carried out within the area

On the initiative of the Gynecologists of Burgundy and Franche-Comté, reflections have been carried out to arrange an endometriosis sector to supply an entire course of care to sufferers within the area in accordance with the suggestions of the Excessive Authority for Well being.

To pay “federate and coordinate” the actions carried out within the Bourgogne Franche-Comté area and underneath the aegis of the ARS, the creation of the endometriosis care sector EndoBFC was included on February 8, 2022 within the type of an affiliation underneath the 1901 regulation.