A Fuchsia Howard

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) affects ∼15% of women and gender-diverse people, yet it is often dismissed by health care providers, partly due to a lack of related medical education. This brief communication describes the findings of a needs ass…

Trauma-informed approaches can promote the creation of systems that prioritize safety and empowerment to improve patient well-being. These approaches are especially important in sexual and reproductive health care, where patients are often …

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic posed unique challenges for Asian people living with endometriosis. The purpose of this study was to describe the endometriosis-related coping and self-management strategies used by South, East, and Southea…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis affects approximately 190 million people globally and 2 million in Canada. Experiences of endometriosis can profoundly impact all aspects of life, including physical, mental, and financial well-being. The Coronavir…

INTRODUCTION: Dyspareunia affects 8%-22% of women worldwide and an unknown number of gender-diverse people. Dyspareunia is commonly categorized into deep and superficial subtypes based on pain location and underlying etiology; however, curr…

UNSTRUCTURED Trauma-informed approaches promote the creation of systems that prioritize safety and empowerment to improve patient well-being. These approaches are especially important in sexual and reproductive healthcare, where patients a…

BACKGROUND: We recognized a paucity of accessible, evidence-based, empowering patient-centred resources for those with endometriosis-associated dyspareunia. Affecting more than 50% of people with endometriosis, dyspareunia can significantly…

People commonly and increasingly rely on the internet to search for health information, including those related to endometriosis-associated dyspareunia. Yet the content of such websites may be of variable accuracy and quality. This review a…

BACKGROUND: As an emerging approach, arts-based research holds potential to advance understanding of the complex and multidimensional experiences of chronic pain and means of communicating this experiential evidence. This scoping review aim…

Given the limitations of medical treatment for endometriosis, self-management is a critical component of symptom management, and providing patients with information and education is a necessary complement to medical interventions. Though 50…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a complex chronic disease characterized by pain, including painful sex, that can contribute to considerable sexual function, self-esteem, and relationship challenges. Digital storytelling is an arts-based, parti…

BACKGROUND Endometriosis is a complex chronic disease characterized by pain, including painful sex, that can contribute to considerable sexual function, self-esteem, and relationship challenges. Digital storytelling is an arts-based, parti…

User interface evaluation has become important in developing usable health care technologies. Although usability engineering methods have been applied in the design and evaluation of health care software, available heuristics focus on task-…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic condition that affects approximately 10% of women worldwide. Despite its wide prevalence, knowledge of endometriosis symptoms, such as pelvic pain, and treatments remains relatively low. This not only …

BACKGROUND Endometriosis is a chronic condition that affects approximately 10% of women worldwide. Despite its wide prevalence, knowledge of endometriosis symptoms, such as pelvic pain, and treatments remains relatively low. This not only …