I’endometriosis affects one in ten women of childbearing age. This gynecological disease results in severe pain in the stomach and lower abdomen, heavy periods or irregular. She can affect fertilityof the women concerned. Problem, those who suffer from it often do not know where to turn, complicating care. Endometriosis is a disease “rather poorly understood by doctors”, conceded Agnès Buzyn, Minister of Health, at the microphone of France info Friday, March 8. Faced with an “under-diagnosed” pathology, and “badly taken care of“, the Minister plans measures aimed at better informing patients but also health professionals. “Support channels” should be created “in all regions” in order to allow women to move easily towards specialists in this disease.
Compulsory consultations from 11 years old
The Minister also wishes to encourage early diagnosis. With this in mind, compulsory consultations for children between 11 and 13 years old and between 15 and 17 years old. “I will make sure that during these consultations (…), questions are asked to the little girls by the professionals to try to identify and detect this disease. This will save time on the diagnosis”, said the minister on France info.
The minister is going this Friday, March 8 to the Saint-Joseph hospital, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, which has a network of health professionals specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis.
Complex and painful disease, misunderstood and often diagnosed too late,#endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women.
On Friday, I will announce measures aimed at getting to know it better, better informing patients and better training health professionals to take care of it. https://t.co/QMNXJ7fI2K
— Agnes Buzyn (@agnesbuzyn) March 6, 2019
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