Merete Kolberg Tennfjord

No ORCID on file · 7 papers in corpus · active 2021-2026

Study types

  • article 3
  • rct 2
  • preprint 1
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 6
  • mesh:D004715 5
  • mesh:D004414 2
  • mesh:D017699 2
  • dyspareunia 2
article 2026
Dismissed and unheard: Arab immigrant women’s experiences seeking pelvic pain care in Norway
·doi:10.1177/17455057261444190

OBJECTIVE: Immigrant women face unique challenges accessing appropriate gynaecological health care. This study investigates how Arabic-speaking women perceive and respond to pelvic pain while navigating Norwegian health care. METHODS: Inter…

article 2025
Is Pelvic Floor Muscle Resting Activity Associated with Pelvic and Genital Pain, Dyspareunia, and Pelvic Floor Muscle Contraction? A Cross-Sectional Study of Women with Endometriosis
International urogynecology journal ·doi:10.1007/s00192-025-06190-2

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: A link between pelvic and genital pain, dyspareunia, and increased pelvic floor muscle (PFM) tone is an area of controversy. Additionally, it has been postulated that increased PFM tone can limit the ability to …

article 2025
Supervised exercise and pelvic floor muscle training eases current pelvic and genital pain but not worst pelvic and genital pain in women with endometriosis: a randomised trial
Journal of physiotherapy ·doi:10.1016/j.jphys.2025.09.012

QUESTION: How much does adding supervised group and independent individual exercise including pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) to multidisciplinary pain management affect pelvic and genital pain in women with endometriosis? How much does…

rct 2025
Women with endometriosis: Experiences with pain management and views on optimal healthcare through the concept of health literacy
Women's health (London, England) ·doi:10.1177/17455057251347085

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease, characterised by pain and potential fertility reduction, affecting 6%-10% of women. Pain management courses may promote self-care and enhance patient satisfaction. However, resear…

preprint 2024
Can general exercise be used as an empowering tool among women with endometriosis? Experiences and practice among women with endometriosis and women’s health physiotherapists
·doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-4010890/v1
rct 2024
Can general exercise training and pelvic floor muscle training be used as an empowering tool among women with endometriosis? Experiences among women with endometriosis participating in the intervention group of a randomized controlled trial
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-024-03356-w

BACKGROUND: The potential benefit of exercise in alleviating symptoms of endometriosis is unclear. Still, exercise may be used to empower women and manage disease symptoms. The purpose of this study was to explore how regular supervised gro…

review 2021
Effect of physical activity and exercise on endometriosis-associated symptoms: a systematic review
BMC women's health ·doi:10.1186/s12905-021-01500-4

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common benign gynecological disease that has the potential to debilitate due to pain and reduced quality of life. Treatment modalities such as hormones and surgery have limitations and do not treat all dimensi…