Document Type : Systematic Review Article

Authors

• Poorya Davoodi ^{1, 2}
• Delaram J. Ghadimi ^{3, 4}
• Malihe Rezaei ^{4, 5, 6}
• Mohammad Amin Khazei Tabari ^{7, 8}
• Aryan Shirani ^{4, 5}
• Behnaz Nouri ⁹
• Noosha Samieefar ^{4, 5}
• Meisam Akhlaghdoust ^{2, 10}

¹ Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

² USERN Office, Functional Neurosurgery Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences; Tehran, Iran

³ School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

⁴ USERN Office, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

⁵ Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

⁶ Tehran Heart Center, Cardiovascular Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

⁷ Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

⁸ USERN Office, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

⁹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

¹⁰ Functional Neurosurgery Research Center, Shohada Tajrish Neurosurgical Comprehensive Center of Excellence, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Background & Objective: Endometriosis, a common disease of the female reproductive system, could affect many aspects of women’s lives. Along with many other diseases, COVID-19 has affected the diagnostic or treatment approaches towards endometriosis. This systematic review aims to investigate COVID-19 in endometriosis patients in terms of prognosis, diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life during the pandemic.
Materials & Methods: Relevant studies were identified through searching for endometriosis and COVID-19 in different databases, including PubMed, Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science, on 17 January 2022. Peer-reviewed published articles evaluating COVID-19 and endometriosis written in English were included.
Results: Out of 115 articles, 9 manuscripts met our criteria. Endometriosis does not intensify the risk of COVID-19 infection. However, COVID-19 has changed the health care of endometriosis patients.
Conclusion: COVID-19 has affected endometriosis patients’ life in many aspects, including their job, lifestyle, and health care. Further studies are recommended to evaluate how the pandemic has affected endometriosis patients.

Highlights

✅ COVID-19 has affected endometriosis patients’ life in many aspects, including their job, lifestyle, and health care. Further studies are recommended to evaluate how the pandemic has affected endometriosis patients.

Keywords

• Coronavirus disease
• COVID-19
• Endometriosis
• Pandemic
• SARS-CoV-2
• Gynecology

Main Subjects

• Obstetrics and Gynecology