Relieving endometriosis pain: why is it so tough?

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This article discusses the challenges of treating endometriosis pain, emphasizing that effective management requires physicians to listen to and believe patients rather than dismissing their symptoms.

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Abstract

Finding the solution for the pain of endometriosis is likely to be a time-consuming, often frustrating task. But it is a task that can begin in earnest only once the pain is identified and believed. If a girl or woman with endometriosis is ashamed to discuss her pain or her symptoms are dismissed or minimized by her physician, it is inevitable that her pain will continue untreated. The first step in treating the pain of endometriosis is to encourage patients to discuss their pain frankly. A pain map, diary, and descriptors may be helpful, but listening and believing the patient are essential.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Pain Pain Management Chronic Disease Endometriosis Female Humans Pain Pain Pain Measurement Pain Measurement Pain Measurement Sex Factors

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