Endometriosis News

Delays in endometriosis diagnosis and care may be due to the normalization of female pelvic pain, lack of endometriosis awareness among both patients and providers, and health care access issues.

Coping methods for acyclic pelvic pain associated with endometriosis vary by age group, with adolescents reporting sleep and music as most helpful and exercise as less helpful, researchers reported in Frontiers Reproductive Health.

Women with endometriosis had higher rates of health care utilization and were significantly more likely to experience upper gastrointestinal and dyspeptic symptoms, according to preliminary data in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Women with vs. without endometriosis using assisted reproductive technology had lower live birth rates, suggesting that uterine receptivity impairments may contribute to infertility mechanisms, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Pregnancy rates with IVF were similar for women with vs. without endometriosis, but women with more severe disease had significantly lower cumulative pregnancy rates vs. those with less severe disease, researchers reported.

Treating both pelvic pain and psychosocial factors is key to improving long-term physical and mental health outcomes for women with endometriosis, according to a longitudinal analysis published in Psychology & Health.

In a survey of women with endometriosis, more than half reported being advised to become pregnant to manage the disease, often by health care providers, despite little supporting evidence, researchers reported.

Women who underwent laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis treatment reported progressive, but mild, urinary function deterioration over time, according to study results published in the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology.

Among pregnant women, endometriosis was associated with increased placenta previa incidence that correlated with disease severity, researchers reported in the European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences.

Validating communication from health care professionals and close family and/or friends for women with endometriosis can increase health-related quality of life, according to survey results.