Impact of endometriosis on women's lives: A qualitative study

BMC Women's Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Moradi, Maryam ^a   Parker, Melissa ^b   Sneddon, Anne ^c   Lopez, Violeta ^d   Ellwood, David ^c  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Pain; Qualitative research; Quality of life; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIARRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MARRIAGE; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL LIFE; URINARY URGENCY; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908071278     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6874-14-123     Document Type: Article

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