Rethinking mechanisms, diagnosis and management of endometriosis

C Chapron, L Marcellin, B Borghese… - Nature Reviews …, 2019‏ - nature.com
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease defined as the presence of endometrial
tissue outside the uterus, which causes pelvic pain and infertility. This disease should be …

[HTML][HTML] Physiotherapy management in endometriosis

M Wójcik, R Szczepaniak, K Placek - International journal of …, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Endometriosis is a disease whose underlying cause is the growth of the endometrium
outside the uterine cavity. The disease is characterised by unpleasant pain in the pelvic …

Understanding psychological symptoms of endometriosis from a research domain criteria perspective

K van Stein, K Schubert, B Ditzen, C Weise - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Endometriosis is currently the second most common gynecological disease and is
associated with severe pain, vegetative impairment, and infertility. In association, there are …

[HTML][HTML] Endometriosis, psychiatric comorbidities and neuroimaging: Estimating the odds of an endometriosis brain

L Maulitz, E Stickeler, S Stickel, U Habel… - Frontiers in …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Endometriosis is a chronic pain disorder that affects young women, impairing their physical,
mental and social well-being. Apart from personal suffering, it imposes a significant …

Living with endometriosis: Comorbid pain disorders, characteristics of pain and relevance for daily life

J Leuenberger, AS Kohl Schwartz… - … Journal of Pain, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background Pain plays a central role in endometriosis. The complex relationship among
pain characteristics, comorbid pain disorders and daily life represents a challenge for …

Towards comprehensive management of symptomatic endometriosis: beyond the dichotomy of medical versus surgical treatment

V Mijatovic, P Vercellini - Human Reproduction, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Except when surgery is the only option because of organ damage, the presence of
suspicious lesions, or the desire to conceive, women with endometriosis-associated pain …

Does endometriosis affect professional life? A matched case-control study in Switzerland, Germany and Austria

ML Sperschneider, MP Hengartner, A Kohl-Schwartz… - BMJ open, 2019‏ - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Endometriosis is a gynaecological disease most commonly causing severe and
chronic pelvic pain as well as an impaired quality of life. The aim of this study was to …

Is stress a cause or a consequence of endometriosis?

FM Reis, LM Coutinho, S Vannuccini, S Luisi… - Reproductive …, 2020‏ - Springer
Clinical studies clearly indicate that endometriosis is a condition associated with high levels
of chronic stress. The stress intensity correlates with pain severity and disease extension …

[HTML][HTML] What is the association between childhood adversity and subsequent chronic pain in adulthood? A systematic review

KP Nicolson, SEE Mills, DNS Senaratne, LA Colvin… - BJA open, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Background Adverse childhood experiences and chronic pain are complex problems
affecting millions of people worldwide, and result in significant healthcare utilisation. Our …

Severe pelvic pain is associated with sexual abuse experienced during childhood and/or adolescence irrespective of the presence of endometriosis

M Bourdon, V Antoine, U Combes… - Human …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION Is endometriosis associated with childhood and/or adolescent sexual
abuse? SUMMARY ANSWER Endometriosis is not associated with a history of sexual …