Chronic pain and supportive care

Endometriosis is responsible for pain that generally starts during menstruation and gradually extends into the intermenstrual period. Despite the proven efficacy of medical and surgical treatments, pain directly linked to endometriosis may be accompanied by neuropathic pain, caused by irritation, invasion or dysfunction of the pelvic nerves, whose evolution becomes independent or autonomous from that of the endometriosis, and which persists after complete treatment or disappearance of the endometriosis lesions themselves. 

This type of pain requires specific management by a multidisciplinary team dedicated to the treatment of different forms of pain. The team is organized around a doctor specialized in pain management, and may include osteopaths, physiotherapists, psychologists, specialized nurses, doctors skilled in the use of acupuncture, hypnosis and relaxation therapies. 

This treatment is reserved for the small number of patients who continue to experience disabling pain despite appropriate medical and surgical treatment.