From pain to policy: Improving endometriosis awareness, diagnosis, and treatment
Despite affecting 190 million women worldwide, endometriosis remains underdiagnosed, under-researched, and underfunded. Tackling awareness gaps, diagnostic delays, and inadequate treatment requires earlier education, increased funding, and recognition of endometriosis as a systemic disease-redefining pain, equity, and investment in women's health.
Authors
- Alexandra Tosun
- on behalf of the PLOS Medicine Staff Editors
Institutions
- Public Library of Science (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004981
- Primary Topic
- Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00