Psychosocial aspects underlie and maintain persistent pain. Emotions have emerged as a target for psychological interventions in pain management. Our aim was to better understand the relationship between emotions and …
Endometriosis is a chronic and inflammatory condition that often presents with chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, and dyspareunia, thus having important effects on quality of life. There are two proposed hypotheses …
To date there has been limited exploration of the impact of endometriosis with co-occurring irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) type symptoms on biopsychosocial health outcomes and wellbeing. This study aimed to …
Endometriosis is a leading cause of chronic pelvic pain and infertility, affecting an estimated 176 million women globally¹. In sub-Saharan Africa, its diagnosis and management remain constrained by persistent misconceptions …
Endometriosis is a pathological condition characterized by the ectopic growth of endometrial cells, leading to chronic pelvic pain and infertility. Epidemiological studies have associated exposure to dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), …
This systematic review aims to synthesize available evidence on the prevalence of endometriosis in the trans male population.
To investigate the feasibility of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in detecting and classifying adhesions between pelvic organs caused by endometriosis, comparing MRI findings to those obtained by laparoscopy.
A woman in her 30s presented to the emergency department with a one-day history of acute lower abdominal pain, which was not related to her menstruation and not associated with …
Ureteral endometriosis is an uncommon but potentially serious manifestation of deep endometriosis that may remain undetected until significant renal damage has occurred. We report the case of a 35-year-old woman …
Cystic adenomyosis is a rare subtype of adenomyosis characterized by cystic lesions within the myometrium, causing significant dysmenorrhea and pelvic pain. Traditional surgical treatments, such as laparoscopic or hysteroscopic excision, …