For many women with endometriosis, an expanding waistline is an unwelcome surprise. Often referred to as "endo belly," this ...

Pain-sensing nerves and immune cells work together to wreak havoc in endometriosis, a painful condition that affects an ...

Pain-sensing neurons exchange signals with immune cells that drive endometriosis, sparking the pain associated with the ...

I waited 14 years for an official diagnosis, and during that time, I had to figure out ways to cope on my own—including how to sleep with endometriosis pain so unbearable that it kept me wide ...

Both pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) and endometriosis are medical conditions that can cause chronic pelvic pain. Although they are separate diagnoses, some evidence suggests endometriosis may ...

Finally, at age 24 – after passing out in the bathroom at a party from excruciating period pain – she was diagnosed with ...

Although some women don’t have any symptoms, endometriosis is usually associated with pelvic pain, painful periods and difficulty getting pregnant. Endometriosis can also have a significant effect on ...

Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School researchers have discovered a neuroimmune communication pathway that may drive endometriosis-associated pain and lesion growth. Endometriosis ...

Some of the characteristic symptoms of endometriosis are chronic pelvic pain, gastrointestinal issues, dysmenorrhea, and dyspareunia. Endometriosis not only affects the quality of life but may ...

There is currently no cure for the disease. [iStockphoto] In Kenya, the pain of Endometriosis often goes unnoticed, except by the women who live with it. For as long as she can remember ...