Depression and anxiety in women with endometriosis: an critical review This review aims to present the results of studies evaluating the prevalence and / or levels of depression and anxiety in women with endometriosis. For this a literature search was performed in PubMed, LILACS and Web of Science and 21 articles were selected for reading. Of these, eleven analyzed anxiety and depression, simultaneously, only nine depression and one anxiety. It was observed that patients with endometriosis exhibit high levels of depression and anxiety, probably due to frequent pain, infertility, delayed diagnosis and disease recurrence. It is concluded that psychological counseling should be offered to women with endometriosis and this is, therefore, an essential component for the treatment of this gynecological condition.