Most clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for assessing and managing people's chronic pain focus on specific pain conditions, body sites or life course stages. This creates complexity for clinicians making care …
Endometriosis is a chronic condition characterised by cyclic pain symptoms that often significantly affect health-related quality of life. Predominantly framed as a "woman's condition," current research overlooks the experiences of …
Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological condition that can result in pelvic pain and infertility, thereby significantly impacting women's reproductive health. Psychological disorders such as anxiety and depression are common in …
A woman in her mid-40s experienced a painful lump in the right groin area for 5 years, with exacerbation during menstruation, coughing and sneezing. Initial treatment with depot methylprednisolone acetate …
The goal was to develop a pragmatic classification system for conditions associated with chronic pelvic pain (CPP), aiming to enhance diagnosis, management, education, and research of CPP. An international, multidisciplinary …
Adenomyosis is challenging to diagnose with transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) and requires operator expertise to recognize its sonographic features; however, little is known about the learning curve for trainees. This study …
Background: Endometriosis is a chronic disease defined by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity. While typically confined to the pelvis, extrapelvic manifestations-including thoracic endometriosis-can occur. Although rare, …
Endocrine dysfunctions refer to alterations in hormone production, release, or regulation that can significantly impact health. In pregnant women or those planning pregnancy, these conditions may manifest as disorders such …
Dysmenorrhoea affects many adolescents and often goes untreated for various sociocultural reasons. Dysmenorrhoea frequently co-occurs with other chronic pain conditions, and adult women with dysmenorrhoea have greater sensory sensitivity compared …
The gender knowledge gap in medicine, particularly regarding menstruation and disorders such as endometriosis, often results in delayed diagnoses and inadequate care. Many menstruating individuals report dismissal of debilitating symptoms, …