Astrid Sánchez-Galarza

article 2022

Stigma and social support and their impact on quality of life and self-esteem among women with endometriosis in Latin-America and the Caribbean

PLOS global public health ·doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0001329

Endometriosis is a complex disease affecting approximately 5-10% individuals worldwide. Prevalence rates in Latin-America and the Caribbean are largely unknown, with published data only from Puerto Rico and Chile. Pain associated with endom…

article 2020

“Es que tú eres una changa”: stigma experiences among Latina women living with endometriosis

Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology ·doi:10.1080/0167482x.2020.1822807

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory gynecologic disease affecting 5-10% of women of reproductive age of all ethnicities. Symptoms of this painful condition impact the physical, mental health, and quality of life of patient…

article 2019

Conocimiento sobre la Endometriosis en una Muestra de Mujeres Universitarias en Puerto Rico

·doi:10.71332/kaa69r22

La endometriosis es una enfermedad crónica que afecta a 2,775 por cada 100,000 mujeres puertorriqueñas. La literatura científica señala que la endometriosis tiene un impacto particular en su salud, relaciones de pareja, autoestima y relacio…