British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)
Br J Nurs
· ISSN (print) 0966-0461
· 3 papers in corpus
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and endometriosis pose significant challenges to affected individuals. IBS, which is a functional gastrointestinal disorder, affects 5-10% of the population, while endometriosis affects 1 in 10 of those assign…
Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the endometrial cavity and is the most common known cause of pelvic pain. The number of women being diagnosed with the disease is increasing, but this may be reflective …
Chronic pelvic pain is one of the most difficult conditions encountered by health professionals working with women both in primary and secondary care. The cause is variable, and for some women a diagnosis is never determined. While it is ac…