The news abounds with stories of late diagnosis of endometriosis such as this one on the BBC news site - 'I waited 30 years for my endometriosis diagnosis'. But what do you know about this debilitating condition?
Check these resources for an overview, key points,
diagnosis, treatment options, follow-up and more.
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BMJ Best Practice
– Endometriosis
Clinical Key
(available to UHNM only) – Endometriosis
clinical overview
Clinical Knowledge
Summaries – Endometriosis
Oxford Medicine
Online – Pain
in Women in Pain Management in Vulnerable Populations (2024)
Patient Information
- Endometriosis – what is it? [bmj best practice]
- Uterine Tissue Growing Outside the Uterus (Endometriosis): What to Know [clinical key]
Selected articles from our journal collection
- Hormonal treatment in endometriosis fails to prevent IL-6 increase and endometrium fibrosis but regulates levels of CYP17A, VEGF, and NFkB, Journal of Reproductive Immunology, Botelho, Maria; Hipólito-Reis, Mariana; Fernandes, Ana Sofia; Martinho, Margarida; Rodrigues, Adriana Raquel; Gouveia, Alexandra Maria; Almeida, Henrique; Neto, Ana Catarina; Neves, Delminda, Vol. 173, p. 104841, 2026.
- Endometriosis in adolescents: A state-of-the-art review, Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Smith, Anne K.; Bhullar, Simran; Vash-Margita, Alla, Vol. 105, p. 102706, 2026.
- Pharmacologic Interventions for Endometriosis-Related Pain, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Kou, Liqiu; Huang, Changyou; Xiao, Di; Liao, Songjie; Li, Yaling; Wang, Qing, Vol. 146 Issue 2, pp. e23–e35, 2025.
- The endometriosis pain course: a randomized controlled trial of an internet-delivered psychological pain management program for endometriosis, PAIN, Chandra, Shianika S.; Bisby, Madelyne A.; Scott, Amelia J.; Titov, Nickolai; Dear, Blake F., Vol. 167 Issue 1, pp. 80–93, 2026.
- Women Living With Endometriosis: A Systematic Review, The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, Carruthers, Ashley, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p. 105668, 2026.
- Endometriosis: a guide to investigations and treatment in the emergency department, Emergency Nurse, Nadeau, Catherine; McGhee, Stephen; Gonzalez, Juan Manuel, Vol. 30 Issue 3, pp. 28–31, 2022.
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