Endometriosis is an age-old condition and yet until recently, the complex disorder remained largely overlooked due to medical and social perceptions of women’s pain.
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Surgery is not always necessary but can be helpful in some instances. Here’s what the evidence says and what to consider before you decide.
Many are living with the burden of endometriosis and not receiving treatments that could improve their quality of life. So what might pelvic health physio involve?
Women are disproportionately affected by pain in terms of how common it is and sensitivity, but also in how their pain is viewed, treated, and even researched.
Endometriosis affects 10% of women in the UK.
Women with endometriosis already wait up to eight years for a diagnosis in the UK. Post-pandemic delays could make this even worse.
The “gender health gap” may be at the root of this problem.
Care leavers are over-represented in the justice system. Rising rates of self-harm show an urgent need for greater mental health support.
Taking sufferers’ accounts seriously is the linchpin to improvement.
More women than men suffer from chronic pain, that is, pain that persists for more than six months. In addition, much of this pain remains undiagnosed or untreated.
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Professor of Medical and Feminist Anthropology, Birmingham City University
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Reader in Health Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer in Pain Sciences, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor, Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,, University of Oxford
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Researcher, Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Lancaster University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Reproductive Health, Western Sydney University
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Departmental Lecturer & Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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Visiting Professor of Physiotherapy, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor in Physiotherapy, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD Candidate, Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide University
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Research Co-Lead, Chronic Reproductive Health Conditions, Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide University
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Honorary Lecturer, Gynaecologist, Pain Medicine Physician, Laparoscopic Surgeon, Adelaide University