Kristina S. Brown

The author of this short story writes about undergoing five surgeries over twenty years to remove endometriosis. She has two children, but without a uterus she wonders if she still is a woman. She is thankful for no more debilitating pain a…

This qualitative study was the first of its kind to investigate the effect that dyspareunia due to endometriosis has on the couple relationship. In many ways, the findings paralleled the literature regarding the impact of other chronic illn…