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Month: March 2022

Self-Care to Combat Endometriosis Symptoms During the Pandemic

Self-Care to Combat Endometriosis Symptoms During the Pandemic

Kasia Gondek, PT, DPT, CLT, CSCS
March 29, 2022

Self-Care and Self-Management Strategies to Combat Endometriosis Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic Since March of 2020, people living with endometriosis symptoms are facing tough challenges and barriers due to the Covid-19 pandemic: canceled surgeries, canceled appointments with family physicians, gynecologists, fertility specialists and/or other allied healthcare providers, postponed in-office assessments and visits, and changes in […]

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Endometriosis and Sexual Function: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Sex without Pain

Endometriosis and Sexual Function: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Sex without Pain

Staff
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March 19, 2022

Endometriosis and Sexual Function Require a Specialized Approach Endometriosis is a global disease affecting 5-15% of women during their reproductive years. It is characterized by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside of the uterus which can trigger a local inflammatory response and can have a significant impact on patients’ quality of life. One such domain […]

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Endometriosis and Central Sensitization: Pain in Endometriosis

Endometriosis and Central Sensitization: Pain in Endometriosis

Staff
March 8, 2022

What’s the Link Between Endometriosis and Central Sensitization? Endometriosis affects roughly about 10% of reproductive-age women, and is characterized by endometrial-like lesions that grow outside of the endometrium (the lining of the uterine wall). Women with endometriosis have symptoms such as: chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain, infertility, constipation, interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome, and more. […]

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