1. [Administration of micronized palmitoylethanolamide (PEA)-transpolydatin in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain in women affected by endometriosis: preliminary results].
- Author
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Lo Monte G, Soave I, and Marci R
- Subjects
- Adult, Amides, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal administration & dosage, Chronic Pain drug therapy, Chronic Pain etiology, Chronic Pain psychology, Drug Combinations, Dysmenorrhea drug therapy, Dysmenorrhea etiology, Dyspareunia drug therapy, Dyspareunia etiology, Endocannabinoids administration & dosage, Ethanolamines administration & dosage, Female, Glucosides administration & dosage, Humans, Middle Aged, Palmitic Acids administration & dosage, Particle Size, Pelvic Pain etiology, Pelvic Pain psychology, Pilot Projects, Quality of Life, Stilbenes administration & dosage, Surveys and Questionnaires, Young Adult, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal therapeutic use, Endocannabinoids therapeutic use, Endometriosis complications, Ethanolamines therapeutic use, Glucosides therapeutic use, Palmitic Acids therapeutic use, Pelvic Pain drug therapy, Stilbenes therapeutic use
- Abstract
Aim: Aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of micronized palmitoylethanolamide (PEA)-transpolydatin in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain in women affected by endometriosis., Methods: Twenty-four patients with suspected endometriosis affected by severe pelvic pain were enrolled. All patients received two tablets a day of PEA 400 mg and 40 mg polydatin for 90 days consecutively. A Visual Analogic Scale was used for the assessment of the severity of global pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, dysuria and dischezia. A second questionnaire was submitted to patients to assess the quality of life. The compilation of a diary lead us to evaluate the monthly assumption of any painkillers. Patients were evaluated at the begin of the treatment and then monthly until the end of the study (90 days). The statistical analysis was performed by using the ANOVA for the analysis of variance., Results: Statistically significant results were found in relation to pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea and dyspareunia compared to the initial evaluation of patients. Results related to dysuria and dischezia were not statistically significant (P>0.05). The decrease in pelvic pain leads to an improvement of the quality of life of patients. A decreased assumption of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) was also observed., Conclusion: PEA could be considered an effective supplement to conventional analgesic therapies in the management of pelvic pain related to endometriosis.
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- 2013