Don’t Take Menstrual Pain Forever, It Could Be a Symptoms of Endometriosis

Tribunnews.com Reporter, Rina Ayu

TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA – Some people feel menstrual pain light during menstruation. But there are those who have symptoms menstrual pain heavy and repetitive.

If it happens repeatedly, don’t take it lightly. It could be a symptom endometriosis.

Chairman of the Indonesian Association of Reproductive and Fertility Endocrinology or HIFERI Prof. Dr. dr. Wiryawan PermadiSp.OG(K) explained, Endometriosis is a very individual disease, with varied symptoms and impacts.

Prevalence endometriosis as a chronic progressive disease with high pain that affects almost 10 percent of women of reproductive age worldwide.

In Indonesia, the general prevalence ranges from 3 percent – 10 percent, especially in women of reproductive age.

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“Women and girls who have close relatives with endometriosis are 7-10 times more likely to have endometriosis. Endometriosis is also reported to be very expensive in health care, absenteeism and loss of social and economic participation,” explained Prof. Wiryawan, Tuesday (29/3/2022).

He said, Endometriosis is a disease with high recurrence, so long-term therapy is needed to treat it.

“What needs attention, because this is a chronic and chronic disease, it must be long term. Otherwise, it will be a problem because it relapses,” he said.

In addition, the staff of the Fertility Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, FKUI-RSCM, Achmad Kemal Harzif, SpOG(K), is one of the most common patients endometriosis is a delay in diagnosis.

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