Perfil epidemiológico e assistência clínica a mulheres com endometriose em um hospital universitário público brasileiro / Epidemiological profile and clinical assistance of women with endometriosis in a Brazilian public university hospital

Objetivo: Analisar o perfil epidemiológico e clínico e a assistência médica fornecida às pacientes acompanhadas no ambulatório específico para endometriose em um hospital universitário público brasileiro. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo transversal retrospectivo. Foram incluídos os prontuários médicos de 153 pacientes com endometriose acompanhadas em nosso ambulatório desde sua criação, em fevereiro de 2017, até abril de 2020. Os dados coletados foram utilizados para estabelecer os sintomas mais prevalentes, os métodos diagnósticos utilizados, os locais acometidos com maior frequência, o tratamento clínico estabelecido e as características epidemiológicas da população estudada. Resultados: A idade média das pacientes foi de 35,2 ± 7,23 anos. Os sintomas mais prevalentes foram dismenorreia (88,2%), dispareunia (65,4%) e infertilidade (52,9%). O ovário foi o local mais acometido (60,1%). A coexistência de doenças autoimunes foi identificada em 7,2% das pacientes. Cerca de 47,7% das pacientes foram diagnosticadas com ressonância magnética pélvica e 45% foram tratadas com dienogeste. Conclusão: O reconhecimento da epidemiologia da endometriose, os sintomas mais frequentes e as comorbidades associadas à doença podem permitir aos profissionais de saúde melhorar sua capacidade diagnóstica e realizar uma assistência clínica individualizada e eficiente.(AU)

Objective: To analyze the epidemiological and clinical profile and the medical assistance provided to patients followed up in the specific outpatient clinic of endometriosis in a Brazilian public university hospital. Methods: It was a cross-sectional retrospective study. Medical records of 153 patients with endometriosis followed up in our specific outpatient clinic, since its creation, in February 2017, until April 2020 were included. Data collected was used to establish the most prevalent symptoms, diagnostic methods used, most frequent sites of involvement, clinical treatment and epidemiological characteristics of the study population. Results: The mean age of patients was 35.2 ± 7.23 years old. The most prevalent symptoms were dysmenorrhea (88.2%), dyspareunia (65.4%) and infertility (52.9%). Ovary was the most affected site (60.1%). The coexistence of autoimmune disease was identified in 7.2% patients. About 47.7% were diagnosed by pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and 45% were treated with dienogest. Conclusion: The recognition of endometriosis epidemiology, the most frequent symptoms and the comorbidities associated with the disease may enable health care professionals to improve the diagnostic capacity and to perform an individualized and efficient clinical assistance.(AU)

The search for assisted reproduction: profile of patients seen in the fertility outpatient clinic of a public hospital.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the epidemiological profile of patients treated at the Fertility Outpatient Clinic of a tertiary public hospital in Juiz de Fora. METHODS: This cross-sectional study analyzed the medical records of 448 patients who sought fertility treatment at a tertiary public hospital. The data collected from the medical records were used to assess the main causes of infertility, find the most frequently performed procedures, and the cases eligible to therapeutic or prophylactic intervention. RESULTS: Of the 448 patients included in the study, 385 (86%) sought fertility consultation, 49 (10%) came in for repeated miscarriages, and 14 (3%) for other reasons. Of the 438 infertile patients, 280 (63.9%) had primary and 158 (36.1%) had secondary infertility. The top-three conditions of the 295 patients with established diagnoses were chronic anovulation (n=98; 33%); tubal factor infertility (n=86; 29%); and male factor infertility (n=59; 20%). CONCLUSIONS: Improving care in reproductive health requires a more profound comprehension of the epidemiological profile of patients seeking treatment. There are alternative cost-effective means to contain the development of infertility. Additional expenditure in public healthcare is needed to accommodate the growing number of individuals seeking fertility treatment in Brazil.