An order from the Ministry of Education and Research now includes endometriosis in the training program for doctors.
- From this start of the academic year, medical students entering the second cycle will benefit from teaching on endometriosis.
- Despite a large number of cases and recent media coverage, this disease is still too little known and diagnosed late, with an average delay of seven years in the appearance of the first symptoms.
In order to improve its management, endometriosis officially enters the training program for doctors. A development hailed by activists.
A decree from the Ministry of Education and Research now includes endometriosis in the chapter “From conception to birth, pathology of women – Heredity – The child – The adolescent”, which aims to introduce students to the main pathologies of women. From this start of the academic year, medical students entering the second cycle will benefit from teaching on endometriosis. It will allow you to know how to diagnose the disease, to know the main complications and to take good care of it.
Provide care tailored to each woman
“This decree finally responds to EndoFrance’s requests for many years!”, welcomes the association. “Our first step to alert the Ministry of Health to the lack of initial training dedicated to endometriosis for general practitioners and gynecologists dates back to 2005!”, say activists. They continue: “After so many years of effort, EndoFrance is delighted that the doctors of tomorrow will be able to more easily, and perhaps more quickly, diagnose endometriosis and offer treatment adapted to each woman who is affected.”
Regarding practicing physicians, EndoFrance encourages them to take continuing professional development training on the subject of endometriosis.
A chronic inflammatory disease affecting at least one in ten women
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting at least one in ten women of childbearing age. It is characterized most of the time by very intense pain during menstrual periods. Despite a large number of cases and recent media coverage, this disease is still too little known and diagnosed late, with an average delay of seven years in the appearance of the first symptoms.
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