Resolution of the First Ukrainian endometriosis forum “Drug treatment for endometriosis-associated pelvic pain. The quality of a woman’s life”

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18370/2309-4117.2023.70.8-14

Keywords:

resolution, Endometriosis Forum, progestogens, dydrogesterone, algorithms

Abstract

Endometriosis affects 10% of all women of reproductive age, i.e. 190 million patients. Ukraine currently does not gather statistics on the incidence of endometriosis, but, at a rough estimate, this number is approximately 280 thousand women and the real number may be higher. Endometriosis has known significant social, medical and economic impact. Therefore, Ukrainian leading specialists in obstetrics and gynecology focus on new treatments for endometriosis, given current scientific data and the needs of patients.
The given resolution and algorithms for treatment for endometriosis are the common stand of leading specialists in gynecology in our country and were developed on the basis of modern domestic and foreign data and current clinical guidelines. This resolution aims to improve clinical approaches to the routine practice of treatment for endometriosis.
The constant increase in the incidence of endometriosis and its management characteristics allows to conduct an extensive study of the effectiveness and safety profile of various progestogens. In recent years, a number of further evidence have appeared regarding dydrogesterone treatment for endometriosis. New data on the effectiveness of dydrogesterone offer another hormone-based treatment for endometriosis, which is extremely important given the need for long-term and individualized treatment for endometriosis.
The Europ ean Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) states that the degree of pain relief in endometriosis is the same for all hormone-based treatments, but the safety and tolerability profiles of different medicinal products differ, which must be considered.
According to the obtained data on the effectiveness and metabolic safety profile of various progestogens and during the discussion, algorithms for dydrogesterone-based treatment for endometriosis were proposed.

Author Biographies

A.V. Boichuk, Еducational and Scientific Institute of Postgraduate Education of I.Y. Horbachevskyi Ternopil State Medical University of the MOH of Ukraine, Ternopil

MD, professor, head of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department

D.G. Herman, City Hospital No. 1, Mykolaiv

PhD, medical director of the obstetrics and gynecology

Y.O. Dubossarska, Dnipro State Medical University, Dnipro

MD, professor, head of the Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Department, Faculty of Postgraduate Education

N.F. Zakharenko, SI “O.M. Lukyanova Institute of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology of the NAMS of Ukraine”; Institute for Planning Family Clinic, Kyiv

MD, professor, leading research fellow, Endocrine Gynecology Department;
Chairman of the Academic Council

L.V. Kalugina, SI “O.M. Lukyanova Institute of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology of the NAMS of Ukraine”, Kyiv

MD, leading researcher, Endocrine Gynecology Department

N.V. Kosei, SSI “Center for Innovative Medical Technologies of the NAS of Ukraine», Kyiv

MD, professor, head of Department of Reproductive Health

S.I. Reheda, SSI “Center for Innovative Medical Technologies of the NAS of Ukraine”, Kyiv

PhD, head of the Gynecology Department

N.M. Rozhkovska, Odesa National Medical University, Odesa

MD, professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department

T.F. Tatarchuk, SI “O.M. Lukyanova Institute of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology of the NAMS of Ukraine”, Kyiv

MD, professor, corresponding member of the NAMS of Ukraine, deputy director for research work, head of the Endocrine Gynecology Department

O.V. Trokhymovich, SI “O.M. Lukyanova Institute of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology of the NAMS of Ukraine”, Kyiv

MD, head of the Department of Medical Problems of Family Planning

O.G. Yashina, Medicom Clinic, Kyiv

PhD, leading specialist

N.V. Yarotska, SSI “Center for Innovative Medical Technologies of the NAS of Ukraine”, Kyiv

Psychologist, researcher, Department of Reproductive Health

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2023-12-29

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Boichuk, A., Herman, D., Dubossarska, Y., Zakharenko, N., Kalugina, L., Kosei, N., Reheda, S., Rozhkovska, N., Tatarchuk, T., Trokhymovich, O., Yashina, O., & Yarotska, N. (2023). Resolution of the First Ukrainian endometriosis forum “Drug treatment for endometriosis-associated pelvic pain. The quality of a woman’s life”. REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY, (70), 8–14. https://doi.org/10.18370/2309-4117.2023.70.8-14

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