Living with painful endometriosis – a struggle for coherence. A qualitative study

ConclusionsLiving with severe painful endometriosis signified a struggle for coherence. The women needed to deal with feelings of difference, dependence and a ruined life and thus struggled for understanding, coping and meaning. Health-care providers should promote the struggle for coherence by explaining the feeling of difference, minimizing dependence and supporting the process of disease-related grief.
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research