Patients’ Perspectives on Clinical Responses to Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Qualitative Analysis of Online Narratives

Emotions of endometriosis in clinical encounters: An analysis of women's experiences of health care

“…There have been investigations into various aspects of living with endometriosis and its comorbidities. De Graaff [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Explorations particularly into the phenomenology of clinical encounters of endometriosis throw light on the discursive construction of the disease by medical authority, the invalidation of patient's realities, health care professional's lack of competence about the condition and their distrust/neglect towards patients. Krebs, Schoenbauer [18][19][20][21] The current study attempts to build on the existing research to probe into accounts of women with endometriosis, particularly their experiences of clinical encounters, to identify certain categories of emotions experienced during these interactions.…”