A mental challenge
Endometriosis is not just a physical disease. At times, symptoms can be difficult to manage, which may influence overall emotional wellbeing or mental health.
Researchers found that people with endometriosis had lower physical and mental quality of life when compared to others without the disease.
However, there are ways you can help yourself or someone with endo. There seems to be a link in the research between self-efficacy (your confidence to manage your condition) and improved quality of life.
Endometriosis is not just a physical disease. At times, symptoms can be difficult to manage, which may influence overall emotional wellbeing or mental health.
Researchers found that people with endometriosis had lower physical and mental quality of life when compared to others without the disease.
However, there are ways you can help yourself or someone with endo. There seems to be a link in the research between self-efficacy (your confidence to manage your condition) and improved quality of life.
What is Endometriosis?
Endometriosis is a common disease where tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows outside it in other parts of the body. More than 830,000 (more than 11%) of Australian women, girls, and those who are gender diverse suffer from endometriosis at some point in their life with the disease often starting in teenagers.
Symptoms are variable and this may contribute to the 6.5 year delay in diagnosis. Common symptoms include pelvic pain that puts life on hold around or during a person’s period. It can impact fertility for some but not for all.
Endometriosis most often affects the reproductive organs but it can also be found in and around the bowel and bladder. It has been found in every part of the body, including the skin, joints, lungs and brain.
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