Women’s Agenda By Lucia Osborne-Crowley February 2025
A new study has found that there could be a link between trauma and the development of endometriosis, and the study’s authors say it means we urgently need more trauma-informed care for those who suffer from the debilitating disease.
While it has long been theorised that there is a connection between severe stress and endometriosis, a new study from Yale University shows a correlative link between endometriosis and both childhood maltreatment and traumatic experiences.
Endometriosis is a disease where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus starts to grow in other places in the body. In women and people with female reproductive organs who have the condition, the tissue grows outside the womb, in all sorts of unsuitable places. The tissue – called endometrial-like cells – can grow on various abdominal organs: the bladder, the bowel, the ovaries, the kidneys. It can even grow on the lungs and brain.
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