Journal of Clinical Medicine, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(6), P. 1835 - 1835
Published: March 8, 2025
Background: Long-COVID is characterized by the persistency of COVID-19 symptoms beyond 12 weeks, and it probably consequent to immune dysregulation induced SARS-CoV-2 infection. Immune associated with involved in pathogenesis chronic gynecological conditions like endometriosis adenomyosis. This study evaluated whether presence or adenomyosis increases risk long-COVID, i.e., persistence weeks since Methods: retrospective observational was performed at outpatient service for pelvic pain, a university hospital. The diagnosis endometriosis/adenomyosis primarily based on clinical ultrasonography assessment. Data regarding infection, vaccination, their minimum were collected. Results: included 247 women, 149 controls without 98 cases endometriosis/adenomyosis. Among these, 194 (116 78 cases) had suffered from Rates infection vaccination similar two groups. distribution vaccine uniform across cohorts. patients exhibited higher prevalence (p < 0.001) dyspnea chest pain. long-COVID than (42% vs. 12%; p pain ageusia 0.05), forming most representative symptoms. Conclusions: Symptoms are more frequent women
Language: Английский