Marie Ellström Engh

article 2026

Effect of pain management, supervised exercise, and pelvic floor muscle training on sexual function in women with endometriosis: A randomized controlled trial

Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.70318

INTRODUCTION: Pelvic and genital pain is a common symptom among women with endometriosis and may negatively affect sexual functioning. Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) may improve sexual functioning, but whether this applies to women wit…

article 2025

Is Pelvic Floor Muscle Resting Activity Associated with Pelvic and Genital Pain, Dyspareunia, and Pelvic Floor Muscle Contraction? A Cross-Sectional Study of Women with Endometriosis

International urogynecology journal ·doi:10.1007/s00192-025-06190-2

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: A link between pelvic and genital pain, dyspareunia, and increased pelvic floor muscle (PFM) tone is an area of controversy. Additionally, it has been postulated that increased PFM tone can limit the ability to …

rct 2025

Supervised exercise and pelvic floor muscle training eases current pelvic and genital pain but not worst pelvic and genital pain in women with endometriosis: a randomised trial

Journal of physiotherapy ·doi:10.1016/j.jphys.2025.09.012

QUESTION: How much does adding supervised group and independent individual exercise including pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) to multidisciplinary pain management affect pelvic and genital pain in women with endometriosis? How much does…

preprint 2024

Can general exercise be used as an empowering tool among women with endometriosis? Experiences and practice among women with endometriosis and women’s health physiotherapists

·doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-4010890/v1

Abstract Background The potential benefit of exercise to alleviate symptoms of endometriosis is unclear. Still, exercise may be used to empower women and manage disease symptoms. The purpose of this study was twofold: 1) to explore how ge…

rct 2024

Can general exercise training and pelvic floor muscle training be used as an empowering tool among women with endometriosis? Experiences among women with endometriosis participating in the intervention group of a randomized controlled trial

BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-024-03356-w

BACKGROUND: The potential benefit of exercise in alleviating symptoms of endometriosis is unclear. Still, exercise may be used to empower women and manage disease symptoms. The purpose of this study was to explore how regular supervised gro…