Are women with endometriosis more prone to have mental health disorders?

Are women with endometriosis more prone to have mental health disorders? By Hale Goksever Celik

Endometriosis is a long-term morbidity resulting in impaired physical, sexual, psychological, and social health. The most common clinical findings of endometriosis patients are chronic pelvic pain and fertility problems, associated with impaired quality of life. These women are also affected…

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Study Highlights Link Between Endometriosis and Mental Health Problems

Study Highlights Link Between Endometriosis and Mental Health Problems By Özge Özkaya

Endometriosis is associated with mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, and eating disorders found a new study published in the journal JAMA Network Open. This is the first large-scale study showing a link between endometriosis and the mental health…

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Devilish triad: Endometriosis-irritable bowel syndrome and eating disorders

Devilish triad: Endometriosis-irritable bowel syndrome and eating disorders By Bahar Yuksel

Most women with endometriosis report digestive symptoms. But it is not well-defined whether those are related to endometriosis itself or a secondary syndrome may be the cause. Irritable bowel syndrome, eating disorders, and anxiety are very commonly diagnosed diseases among women…

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