Nursing for women's health

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate disease-specific quality of life (QOL) in women with endometriosis and assess concurrent validity of the Endometriosis Impact Questionnaire (EIQ). DESIGN: Observational, cross-sectional design. SETTING: Online surve…

OBJECTIVE: To explore experiences of symptoms of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 illness among women using the CovidWatcher mobile citizen science app. DESIGN: Convergent parallel mixed-methods design. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-eight self-iden…

OBJECTIVE: To identify self-care interventions women living in the United States are using to manage endometriosis-related pain, describe frequency of use, and determine perceived effectiveness. DESIGN: Mixed-methods design with an online …

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disorder in which endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus. Although the disorder is currently estimated to affect approximately 10% of reproductive-age women, there is evidence to suggest that man…

Endometriosis, which is the growth of endometrial tissue outside of the uterus, is estimated to affect up to 10% of reproductive-age women. Symptoms associated with endometriosis include dysmenorrhea, chronic pelvic pain, and dyspareunia. I…

During the menopausal transition and after menopause, up to 45 percent of women will develop vaginal atrophy as a consequence of decreased levels of circulating estrogen. Symptoms include vaginal dryness, itching, soreness, bleeding, increa…

Nurses often encounter patients with chronic pelvic pain associated with endometriosis, which is a puzzling and problematic gynecologic condition that has continued to plague women and baffle doctors and researchers worldwide since it was f…