The tangled web of reasons for the delay in diagnosis of endometriosis in women with chronic pelvic pain: will the suffering end?
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This paper explores the multifaceted reasons behind delayed endometriosis diagnosis in women experiencing chronic pelvic pain, questioning if patient suffering will ever cease.
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Understanding the woman's experience with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis is critical to decreasing her suffering. Further investigation must continue to determine the relation between endometriosis and pain, despite empirical treatment with GnRH agonists becoming routine in the United States.
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