Endometriosis relief is already hard to come by. A common treatment may be causing patients more pain.

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Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women globally, resulting in chronic pain that can be difficult to manage, and has been associated with infertility.

asian woman suffering from abdominal pain while sitting at homeParuag, 26, was diagnosed with the chronic disease when she was 18, but she reported having persistent lower abdominal pain since the age of 8. At 11, her condition was misdiagnosed as a hairline fracture on her hip, she said.

But recently, U.K. researchers say they believe the surgery may not be as effective as previously thought in relieving symptoms - and could actually worsen pain for some endometriosis patients. The news about laparoscopic surgery - first reported by the Guardian - caused a stir among endometriosis patients and advocates online, Paruag said.

"We tend to be coming with pages and pages of research, which I know the doctors don't like," she continued. "But it's the only way because we have to take our health into our own hands with this condition."Kerry-Anne Perkins, an OB/GYN working in New Jersey, said the challenge is that endometriosis is a cellular, "microscopic disease" - and imaging tests might not be effective, depending on the kind of endometriosis a person has.

"I genuinely do think that if [endometriosis] was an issue with men's health, it would have been researched decades ago and the funding would be there," she said. "And it just isn't."

 

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