The Necessity Of Long-term Management For Patients With Endometriosis

 

There are many theories about the cause of endometriosis, but the definite answer is still unknown. As for the menstrual blood reflux, even if the lesion is completely removed, as long as the patient is not menopausal or does not use drugs to inhibit ovarian function after surgery, menstrual blood reflux will be still inevitable. 

 

 

It is only a matter of time before the new endometrial implantation leads to the recurrence of endometriosis. Therefore, it will be a long-term task to use drugs to inhibit ovarian function or reduce blood flow to delay or prevent the endometriosis from relapsing.

 

Secondly, endometriosis can infiltrate and grow around like a malignant tumor, and even invade the intestine, vagina, ureter, bladder and other organs. So in many cases, surgery can not completely remove all infected tissues. In addition, endometriosis is a chronic disease, which is difficult to cure while easy to relapse after surgery. 

 

Patients with chronic recurrent disease are also at increased risk of getting asthma, certain autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular diseases and atopic diseases. Multi-center data from Korea suggest that long-term postoperative drug therapy is protective for recurrence of ovarian endometrial cyst. However, long-term drug therapy can only make the lesion in a low activity state, but can not really control the residual lesion.

 

The annual postoperative recurrence rate of endometriosis is about 10%. Drug therapy can only temporarily relieve the symptoms, and the symptoms often relapse after drug withdrawal. Therefore, long-term drug therapy is also required to prevent or delay the recurrence of endometriosis if there is no fertility planning after surgery, specially for patients with obvious pain symptoms or adenomyosis.

 

Although there are many medicines for the treatment of endometriosis, each of them is limited by its own indications, contraindications and course of treatment with varying degrees. Herbal medicine Fuyan Pill has unique advantages in the treatment of endometriosis. One of the most important advantages is that it can thoroughly treat the disease. Since the ingredients are natural, chemical-free and do not give rise to side effects or drug resistance, patients with endometriosis can take it safely.

 

It is important to note that ectopic lesions may grow in the bowel even after years of continuous drug therapy, so the size of ectopic lesions should also be monitored during long-term postoperative drug therapy. In conclusion, patients with endometriosis need long-term management. Endometriosis is a chronic disease so that patients need to be ready for a protracted war.