Childhood Trauma Linked to Higher Risk of Endometriosis in Adult Women

Childhood Trauma Boosts Endometriosis Risk

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Endometriosis: difficult childhood linked with greater likelihood of being diagnosed – new research

Our study of over a million Swedish women revealed a link between difficult childhood circumstances and a higher likelihood of being diagnosed with endometriosis. Drazen Zigic/ ShutterstockAround one in ten women worldwide have endometriosis. This common condition causes tissue similar to the lining of the uterus to grow in other parts of the body. This can result in painful periods, chronic pain and even infertility. Yet despite how common endo…

Adversity in childhood linked to accelerated brain development

A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry suggests that adversity experienced during late childhood is associated with accelerated changes in brain connectivity between cortical and subcortical regions. These neural changes may help protect against the development of internalizing symptoms, such as anxiety or depression, but they are also associated with lower academic performance. The findings highlight how brain responses to stress may sup…

Workplaces must wake up to the harmful invisibility of endometriosis – The Mail & Guardian

In a country grappling with gender equity, rising workplace absenteeism, and the push for inclusive labour policies under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA), endometriosis remains an overlooked crisis, one that silently undermines South Africa’s efforts to create humane, productive and equitable workplaces.  “You don’t look sick,” is a phrase women with endometriosis hear way too often at work, at home, in doctors’ offices and sometim…

I Had A Hysterectomy, Felt Like A New Woman, Then Tore My Vagina. Twice.

Emma Chao/Scary Mommy; GettyI got a hysterectomy last summer and let me tell you, it was glorious. Cue the triumphant music. Angels singing. Fireworks. A ticker-tape parade thrown in my uterus’ honor, because that moody little organ had finally packed her bags and hit the road. I thought, This is it. This is the life women talk about when they say their hysterectomy changed everything.I’d been living with pelvic and back pain since I was 19. I j…

Difficult childhood experiences linked to increased risk of endometriosis later in life

A new study from Karolinska Institutet involving over a million women links difficult childhood experiences to the risk of being diagnosed with endometriosis later in life.