The social and psychological impact of endometriosis on women's lives: a critical narrative review

Culley, Lorraine; Law, Caroline; Hudson, Nicky; Denny, Elaine; Mitchell, Helene; Baumgarten, Miriam; Raine‐Fenning, Nick

doi:10.1093/humupd/dmt027

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The social and psychological impact of endometriosis on women's lives: a critical narrative review

Published in Human Reproduction Update • Jul 24, 2013

Authors:

Lorraine Culley

Caroline Law

Nicky Hudson

Abstract

BACKGROUND Endometriosis is a chronic condition affecting between 2 and 17% of women of reproductive age. Common symptoms are chronic pelvic pain, fatigue, congestive dysmenorrhoea, heavy menstrual bleeding and deep dyspareunia. Studies have demonstrated the considerable negative impact of this cond...

Subject

Endometriosis

Psychosocial

Pelvic pain

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