Evaluation of Quality of Life After Laparoscopic Surgery in Women Suffering From Endometriosis

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of life in women with endometriosis after laparoscopic surgery. This research has been done with semi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test type of a group. The statistical population consisted of all married women aged 20-45 years’ old who suffered from endometriosis referring to endometriosis surgery centers in northern Tehran from October 2016 to March 2017 (N=180). The samples (n=120) were selected randomly based on multi-stage cluster. The short form endometriosis health profile (EHP-5) was used for investigating quality of life. The result of t-test confirmed the hypothesis at a confidence level of 0.01. In other words, laparoscopic surgery improves the quality of life in women with endometriosis.

Keywords:

Quality of Life , Laparoscopic surgery , Endometriosis