Endometriosis and body image: Comparing people with and without endometriosis and exploring the relationship with pelvic pain

Volker, Corrin; Mills, Jacqueline

doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.10.014

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“…In line with the studies by Volver C, Mills J. [7] and Pazmany E. et al [9] cited above, the findings of our research highlight the importance of genital image perception in women with endometriosis and CPP. As such, the study offers evidence to develop genital image interventions that include the treatment of self-esteem, social relationships, sexual function and/or esteem; as well as to work on the integration of women with endometriosis in current models of care, so that they can be applied in different treatment guidelines.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…Guided by the research of the study by Volver C, Mills J. [7] in which the relationship between endometriosis and body image was evaluated in women living in Australia, and where statistically significant results were obtained regarding a lower body image satisfaction and a lower appreciation of body functionality in women with endometriosis compared to women without endometriosis; The aim of the present study was to assess whether there are differences in the self-perception of genital image between women diagnosed with endometriosis with CPP and healthy women living in Spain; and if so, to determine whether there is a correlation between having an altered perception of genital self-image and having greater pain intensity and worse quality of life.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many of these biopsychosocial consequences are common to other persistent pain problems, altering patients' quality of life. [3]. Only a better understanding of the process will allow the establishment of multidisciplinary preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for this type of patients [4].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Association between self-perception of genital image in patients diagnosed with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain and healthy women.

Palomares,

Boyero,

Mohedo

et al. 2024

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Introduction: Endometriosis is a pathology that carries a high social stigma and a factor in the quality of life of the sufferer. Its etiology is unknown and treatment includes surgical and conservative measures, including hormonal suppression. Objectives: The main objective of the study is to demonstrate a distortion of the genital image in patients diagnosed with endometriosis with chronic pelvic pain, the secondary objective is to associate the distortion of the genital image with the quality of life. Methodology: A cross-sectional study of cases (women with endometriosis and CPP) and controls (healthy women) were carried out with a total of 284 women over 18 years of age. Results: Statistically significant differences were obtained in favor of a lower perception of genital self-image and quality of life (for the physical component), in women with endometriosis and CPP, compared to healthy women. Conclusion: More studies with medium-long term follow-up are needed to be able to make a correct understanding of the process and offer an adequate multidisciplinary approach, aiming at the reconciliation of the idea that the body and the mind are one.

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confidence: 99%

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Association between self-perception of genital image in patients diagnosed with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain and healthy women.

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Boyero,

Mohedo

et al. 2024

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“…A study by Volker et al showed that women with endometriosis who experienced pelvic pain rated themselves as less attractive, indicating a correlation between pelvic pain and negative body image presented by these patients [103].…”

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confidence: 99%

Endometriosis and the Temporomandibular Joint—Preliminary Observations

Wójcik

Goździewicz

Hudáková

et al. 2023

JCM

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(1) Background: The complete picture of the disease is not fully recognized and extends far beyond the pelvis. The disease’s impacts lead to systemic inflammation, in turn resulting in sensitization to pain. The aim of this study was to check whether statistical correlations exist in women with endometriosis with regard to their experience of pain: headache, pelvic pain, temporomandibular joint pain, along with teeth clenching and the treatment of the disease. We constructed contingency tables, followed by Pearson’s chi-square test and Cramer’s V coefficient values. (2) Methods: A survey was conducted among 128 women aged 33.43 ± 5.79 with a diagnosis of endometriosis (disease duration 6.40 ± 5.88 years). (3) Results: There was a correlation between the occurrence of pain on the right and left sides of the pelvis and pain on the right and left sides of the temporomandibular joint, p-value = 0.0397, V = 0.2350, and between the presence of pelvic pain and the treatment of endometriosis, p-value = 0.0104, V = 0.3709, and between the presence of pain outside the pelvis and the treatment of endometriosis, p-value = 0.0311, V = 0.4549. There was a highly significant correlation between teeth clenching and temporomandibular joint pain, p-value = 0.0005, V = 0.3695. (4) Conclusions: The study revealed a correlation between pelvic endometriosis symptoms and symptoms in the temporomandibular joint.

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“…With regard to the evaluation of their own body, endometriosis patients show higher levels of body image concerns [ 88 , 89 ]. In Sayer-Jones et al’s qualitative study [ 90 ], patients reported experiencing a sense of betrayal from their own body or compared their body to a prison.…”

Section: Systems For Social Processesmentioning

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Understanding Psychological Symptoms of Endometriosis from a Research Domain Criteria Perspective

Stein

Schubert

Ditzen

et al. 2023

JCM

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Endometriosis is currently the second most common gynecological disease and is associated with severe pain, vegetative impairment, and infertility. In association, there are considerable psychological symptoms that limit the quality of life of those affected. In this narrative review, the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) framework was utilized to display the different transdiagnostic processes involved in disease progression and maintenance in regard to psychosocial functioning. Using the RDoC framework, it becomes clear that immune/endocrinological dysregulation is interlocked with (pelvic) pain chronification processes and psychological symptoms such as depressive mood, loss of control, higher vigilance toward the onset or worsening of symptoms, social isolation, and catastrophizing. This paper will discuss and identify promising treatment approaches, in addition to medical care, as well as further research implications. Endometriosis can come with substantial psychosomatic and social burden, requiring more research to understand the interdependence of different factors involved in its chronic development pathway. However, it is already clear that standard care should be extended with multifaceted treatments addressing pain, as well as the psychological and social burden, in order to halt the cycle of aggravation of symptoms and to improve quality of life for patients.

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Endometriosis and body image: Comparing people with and without endometriosis and exploring the relationship with pelvic pain

Cited by 10 publications

References 26 publications

Association between self-perception of genital image in patients diagnosed with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain and healthy women.

Association between self-perception of genital image in patients diagnosed with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain and healthy women.

Endometriosis and the Temporomandibular Joint—Preliminary Observations

Understanding Psychological Symptoms of Endometriosis from a Research Domain Criteria Perspective

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