Question 17944 — diseases

Summary

Mr. Stéphane Peu alerts the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the importance of recognizing endometriosis as a disease by facilitating its diagnosis. This disease, which is too little known to the general public, is just as well known to public authorities. It was not until 2003 that endometriosis was included in the 100 public health objectives. For 16 years now, health stakeholders and associations like EndoFrance have continued to alert different ministers of health who have succeeded one another to point out the importance of making endometriosis known to young women and the medical profession. Endometriosis affects nearly 20% of women who suffer from painful periods, or potentially 4.2 million women. Pain, insomnia and discomfort lead to constant fatigue which unfortunately does not allow you to move around to work, for example. Besides absenteeism from work, 30% to 40% of women with endometriosis cannot have children. Periods are a taboo subject, full of prejudices installed in society's mentalities which declare that pain during menstruation is normal. This pain was treated for years like any other pain with analgesics not adapted to the disease. The forms of endometriosis are as diverse as they are complex. However, the negligence of public authorities in the prevention of this disease which affects millions of women is all the more irresponsible knowing that specialists have specified that early diagnosis makes it possible to reduce the irreversible consequences of this disease. Are you going to create and label reference centers dedicated to endometriosis? Will you put in place the necessary conditions to adapt the training doctors? Finally, he asks her if she will finally recognize endometriosis as a disease in order to facilitate its treatment.

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