Endometriosis is a common condition associated with infertility that causes chronic pain in
many, but not all, women. It is defined by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the …

Endometriosis affects approximately 190 million women and people assigned female at birth
worldwide. It is a chronic, inflammatory, gynecologic disease marked by the presence of …

Importance Endometriosis is a common chronic gynecologic pathology with a large negative
impact on women's health. Beyond severe physical symptoms, endometriosis is also …

Dysmenorrhea is the most common gynecologic condition among the female population and
has a significant impact on life course potential. It has a widespread impact on a female's …

Although dyspareunia (pain during intercourse) is common in women with endometriosis,
there is poor qualitative evidence describing women's subjective experience of this …

Background Chronic pelvic pain is a debilitating problem that afflicts 15% to 20% of women
in the United States. Although more than 200,000 hysterectomies are performed annually for …

Endometriosis is an incurable, under-diagnosed, systemic inflammatory disease affecting
millions world-wide. Common symptoms include life-impacting pain, gastrointestinal/urinary …

Background Endometriosis (EM) is a common gynecological disorder that often leads to
irregular menstruation and infertility. The pathogenesis of EM remains unclear and delays in …

Endometriosis represents an often painful, estrogen-dependent gynecological disorder,
defined by the existence of endometrial glands and stroma exterior to the uterine cavity. The …

We focused in this study on how the private experience of pain is made public through
online discourse by sufferers of endometriosis. Empirically, we analyse two highly active …