cad a22 4500 555301303 20190212032220.0 cr unu---uuuuu 190206e20190201xx s 000 0 eng 10.5167/uzh-161834 doi 10.1016/j.rbmo.2018.10.009 doi (ZORA)oai:www.zora.uzh.ch:161834 610 ddc 30612955 pmid The use of home remedies and complementary health approaches in endometriosis [Elektronische Daten] [Alexandra Sabrina Kohl Schwartz, Elvira Gross, Kirsten Geraedts, Martina Rauchfuss, Monika Maria Wölfler, Felix Häberlin, Stephanie von Orelli, Markus Eberhard, Patrick Imesch, Bruno Imthurn, Brigitte Leeners] restrictedAccess eu-repo RESEARCH QUESTION Conventional treatments are often associated with adverse effects and endometriosis pain symptoms may reoccur despite treatment. Consequently, many women use complementary health approaches (CHA) and home remedies (HR) to relieve their pain. The aim of this study was to examine the frequency and the subjectively perceived efficacy of CHA/HR use by women affected by endometriosis. DESIGN Retrospective evaluation using medical charts and a questionnaire. Women recruited in hospitals and in self-help groups were asked about the use of 'topical heat', 'repose/relaxation', 'movement/massages', 'homeopathy/phytotherapy', 'acupuncture/traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)' and 'kinesiology/physiotherapy'. RESULTS From a total of 574 women with a confirmed diagnosis of endometriosis, 359 (62.5%) applied some form of CHA/HR. Women suffering from fatiguing disease symptoms more often selected alternative therapies (odds ratio [OR] 3.14, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.39-7.11, P = 0.006) compared with women without these characteristics. Furthermore, women dissatisfied with healthcare provided by their treating physician, more frequently (OR 2.30, 95% CI 1.19-4.45, P = 0.013) chose the aforementioned alternative strategies. CONCLUSION As conventional therapies may not be sufficiently effective, women's needs should be closely examined, and individual treatment options should be discussed and initiated by clinicians to provide the best comprehensive treatment possible for endometriosis. Clinic for Gynecology zora Clinic for Reproductive Endocrinology zora Schwartz Alexandra Sabrina Kohl joint author Gross Elvira joint author Geraedts Kirsten joint author Rauchfuss Martina joint author Wölfler Monika Maria joint author Häberlin Felix joint author von Orelli Stephanie joint author Eberhard Markus joint author Imesch Patrick joint author Imthurn Bruno joint author Leeners Brigitte joint author Reproductive Biomedicine Online 38(2):260-271 https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/161834/1/13_A_Endo_home_rem_%28002%29.pdf text/html WWW-Backlink auf das Repository 1 Journal Article PeerReviewed zora ZORA 856 40 https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/161834/1/13_A_Endo_home_rem_%28002%29.pdf text/html WWW-Backlink auf das Repository ZORA 700 1- Schwartz Alexandra Sabrina Kohl joint author ZORA 700 1- Gross Elvira joint author ZORA 700 1- Geraedts Kirsten joint author ZORA 700 1- Rauchfuss Martina joint author ZORA 700 1- Wölfler Monika Maria joint author ZORA 700 1- Häberlin Felix joint author ZORA 700 1- von Orelli Stephanie joint author ZORA 700 1- Eberhard Markus joint author ZORA 700 1- Imesch Patrick joint author ZORA 700 1- Imthurn Bruno joint author ZORA 700 1- Leeners Brigitte joint author ZORA 773 0- Reproductive Biomedicine Online 38(2):260-271 BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 ZORA ZORA ZORA Journal Article restrictedAccess