Navigating undone science: The search for adequate endometriosis care.
Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows elsewhere in the body leading to a variety of symptoms including heavy and prolonged …
Central sensitization in patients with chronic pelvic pain resistant to hormonal therapy: A cross-sectional study of prevalence and clinical correlates in a tertiary referral cohort.
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) affects over 25% of women, with endometriosis being a predominant cause. Central sensitization, particularly pelvic and perineal pain central sensitization (PPCS), is increasingly recognized as a …
Vitamin D deficiency and pain severity in endometriosis: a phenotype-based retrospective observational study.
To evaluate the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels and pain severity in women with surgically and histopathologically confirmed endometriosis, and to assess whether this association differs between ovarian …