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ArticleWomen's health (London, England)

Presence of endometriosis and chronic overlapping pain conditions negatively impacts the pain experience in women with chronic pelvic-abdominal pain: A cross-sectional survey.

Emily J Bartley, Meryl J Alappattu, Kelsey Manko, Hannah Lewis, Terrie Vasilopoulos, Georgine Lamvu

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Is the reported benefit of the Endo-App truly sustained?Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2026
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  6. The Centralized Pain Score: A Method to Identify Nociplastic Pain in Electronic Health Records.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses · 2026
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  7. Beyond nociception: rethinking pain in ovarian endometriosis a pilot study.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026
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  12. FIGO-IPPS consensus statement: Addressing the global unmet needs of women with chronic pelvic pain.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025
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6 authors.

Emily J BartleyCollege of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8238-9165
Meryl J AlappattuCollege of Public Health & Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Kelsey MankoCollege of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Hannah LewisGynecology Section, Division of Surgery, Orlando Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Orlando, FL, USA.
Terrie VasilopoulosCollege of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Georgine LamvuCollege of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.

Funding

Phenotyping Responses to Optimize the Management of Pain Treatment in EndometriosisR21HD104957 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI ALAPPATTU, MERYL JOSEPH, BARTLEY, EMILY J. · 2022 to 2023
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NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD104957
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEvidence of overlap between endometriosis and chronic pain conditions is emerging; however, little is known about how the pain experience differs based on the presence or absence of endometriosis.

objectivesIn a sample of women reporting chronic pelvic-abdominal pain (CPP), the aim of this study was to characterize differences in pain symptomatology between women with and without endometriosis and to examine the influence of chronic overlapping pain conditions (COPCs) on pain among these two groups.

designThis was a cross-sectional study, based on an online survey.

methodsParticipants (aged 18+ years) completed a survey collecting pain diagnoses and symptoms assessing pelvic pain severity, pain interference, and pain impact. Independent sample

resultsOf the 525 respondents with CPP, 25% (n = 133) reported having endometriosis. Women with endometriosis were younger at the onset of pelvic pain, relative to women without endometriosis (

conclusionWomen with endometriosis experienced higher levels of pain-related burden and COPCs compared with those without endometriosis. Pain intensity, interference, and impact increased with a higher number of pain conditions regardless of endometriosis presence.

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Abdominal PainChronic PainEndometriosisPelvic PainAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPain MeasurementSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adultchronic overlapping pain conditionsendometriosispain impactpelvic pain

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PMID38682290
PMCPMC11057341

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