How this Hauts-de-Seine hospital has strengthened the management of endometriosis

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Diagnosing endometriosis is a first step. Then, it must be treated. Since last spring, the Antony Private Hospital (Hauts-de-Seine) has opened a day hospital to strengthen the management of this gynecological disease that affects between 10 and 20% of women, or 300,000 to 600,000 women in Île-de-France.

Patients can benefit from personalized support, depending on the form of endometriosis they suffer from, moderate or severe.

A little-known disease

Until a dozen women per month will be able to consult after being referred by their local radiologist or their treating physician. With this system, the hospital, which has partnered with the EndoSud Île-de-France sector, intends to strengthen its “active fight against this pathology”, underlines Anne Claire Liberge, director of the Antony Private Hospital, in a press release.

To support patients, the establishment offers an MRI scan upon arrival, a consultation with a dietician, a discussion session with a pain nurse to help them manage pain on a daily basis and an appointment with a sophrologist midwife.

Finally, an appointment with a gynecologist is made to analyze the MRI results and discuss appropriate treatment.

Endometriosis is a little-known gynecological disease in women. Particularly in young women under 24 years old who suffer from pain but do not feel concerned by this pathology. If it is not treated in time, the symptoms may worsen.

Saliva test coming soon

Antony Hospital is one of the institutions equipped with the Da Vinci robot. It is used in advanced gynecological surgery to reach hard-to-reach areas and perform precise movements under the control of a surgeon.

By 2025, a saliva test should be refunded by Social Security to provide a rapid diagnosis of endometriosis. It takes an average of seven years for a woman to be diagnosed. “Unfortunately, this is far too long,” laments Patrick Aristizabal, an obstetrician-gynecologist at the establishment, who welcomes the “numerous initiatives” put in place to shorten screening times and medical wandering.

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