{"paper_id":"d28db0af-61b9-414c-b949-2ce05ada07bb","body_text":"Abstract\n“I’m in pain again. There was one long beautiful pain-free month but now it’s back. And even as I write that last sentence I wonder – was I really pain free?” This is part of a narrative that will detail 20 years of adenomyosis and pelvic floor dysfunction, while reflecting on the research gaps that have impacted this experience. As a researcher at the intersection of menstrual health and contraception, and I am acutely aware of the levers we need to pull in both the patient advocacy and research spaces to improve the lives of patients like me.\nDisclosure Statement\nNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}