摘要：Endometriosis is a chronic condition affecting 10 to15% of women in childbearing age.Understanding the impact of this disease on womens well-being is still a challenge, namely to intervene.Pain is the most current and troublesome symptom.Although medical treatments for pain relief are effective, recurrence rate remains significant, calling for a better understanding and development of new approaches for pain management.A group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for management of associated co-morbidities is suggested, paying special attention to Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP).CBT design can be grounded on information collected from focus groups and a one-group exploratory trial.Evaluation of therapy effectiveness is possible to be performed by comparing group CBT to Usual Care (UC) and Support Group (SG) in a randomized controlled trial.Research in this area could represent an important step in providing a solution to the management of endometriosis and, to the best of our knowledge, the first national psychological approach for its understanding and treatment.
关键词：endometriose;experiência das mulheres;dor pélvica crónica;terapia cognitivo comportamental
