From pain to policy: Improving endometriosis awareness, diagnosis, and treatment

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Source: PLOS Medicine

Original: https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1004981...

Published: 2026-03-02T14:00:00Z

Endometriosis affects 190 million women worldwide, yet it remains underdiagnosed, underresearched, and underfunded.[3] The main problem is a lack of awareness of the disease, which leads to delays in diagnosis and inadequate treatment.[3] Endometriosis is mainly manifested by severe pain and infertility, while deep endometriosis has an extremely negative impact on the quality of life of women.[1] Addressing these gaps requires earlier education of patients and healthcare professionals, increased research funding, and recognition of endometriosis as a systemic disease.[3] Improving awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of endometriosis is essential to redefining access to pain, equity, and investment in women's health.[3]