Endometriose und ihre Auswirkungen auf das Sexualleben

In: Endometriose verstehen und bewältigen · 2026 · pp. 1–34 · doi:10.1007/978-3-662-72774-4_1 · W7160121692
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Endometriosis profoundly impacts women's lives by causing persistent pain, altering self-image, and straining relationships, creating a daily struggle for normalcy.

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The paper/chapter discusses how endometriosis affects women’s sexual lives by describing impacts on pain, daily functioning, self-image, and relationships, framed around lived experience rather than presenting new experimental data. It emphasizes that endometriosis is often invisible but profoundly alters well-being, including psychological and interpersonal dimensions. A stated limitation is that the text provides a general narrative perspective without specific study populations, measurements, or quantified outcomes. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it focuses on endometriosis’ effects on sexual life.

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Zusammenfassung Endometriose verändert Leben – leise, tiefgreifend, oft unsichtbar. Sie bringt Schmerzen, die nicht enden, und Fragen, auf die es lange keine Antworten gibt. Der Alltag wird zu einem Balanceakt zwischen Erschöpfung, Funktionieren und dem verzweifelten Wunsch nach einem Stück Normalität. Die Krankheit greift nicht nur den Körper an, sondern auch das Selbstbild, die Beziehung zu sich selbst und zu anderen Menschen. Access this chapter Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout Purchases are for personal use only Similar content being viewed by others Literatur Abramiuk, M., Grywalska, E., Małkowska, P., Sierawska, O., Hrynkiewicz, R., & Niedźwiedzka-Rystwej, P. (2022). The Role of the Immune System in the Development of Endometriosis. Cells, 11(13), 2028. https://doi.org/10. 3390/cells11132028 Abril-Coello, R., Correyero-León, M., Ceballos-Laita, L., & Jiménez-Barrio, S. (2023). 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