Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disease that affects approximately 1 in 10 women in France. Responsible for severe pelvic pain (which occurs especially during menstruation), this pathology is characterized by the proliferation of uterine tissue outside the uterus – in the rectum, ovaries, bladder, vagina…
Women with endometriosis may also have dyspareunia (ie pain during intercourse), as well as difficulty conceiving (subfertility) and/or infertility.
Good news for patients and associations: the Ministry of Health plans to recognize endometriosis as a long-term condition (ALD). On July 29, 2020, Minister Olivier Veran thus announced to the Senate that he had asked his teams to assess this possibility.
ALD: simplified procedures and better care management
There are two types of long-term conditions (ALD): Exempting ALDs (these are conditions whose seriousness and/or chronic nature require prolonged treatment and particularly expensive therapy) such as diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease… and Non-exempting ALD (these are conditions that require a break from work or continuous care for a period of at least six months) such as glaucoma, osteoarthritis, hypothyroidism or epilepsy.
Pathologies recognized as “Exempting ALDs“are 100% covered by health insurance – which includes transport and medical examinations related to the disease. Pathologies recognized as “Non-exempting ALD“, for their part, benefit from 65% coverage for medical transport and spa treatments.
Source: Public service
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