ArticleFrontiers in medicine2026
Combined pelvic floor training and hormonal therapy for endometriosis pain recurrence: a propensity score-matched study.
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Background: Endometriosis (EMS) causes debilitating pain and reduces quality of life. Whether pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) provides independent, additive benefits beyond standard postoperative hormonal suppression remains unknown. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted on 446 women with surgically confirmed EMS between June 2022 and May 2024. Patients were categorized into five groups: PFMT-only ( Results: After PSM, 12-month dysmenorrhea recurrence was significantly lower in combination groups compared to hormonal therapy alone: PFMT+LAP vs. LAP-only (36.5% vs. 75.0%; OR = 0.192; Conclusion: Pelvic floor muscle training combined with hormonal therapy significantly reduces pain recurrence and quality-of-life burden while extending recurrence-free survival compared to hormonal therapy alone. These findings suggest that PFMT may confer a clinically meaningful adjunctive benefit. However, given the retrospective, non-randomized design of this study, confirmation in prospective randomized controlled trials is warranted before routine integration into postoperative endometriosis management protocols can be recommended.
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