Early life trauma and endometriosis: A case-control study on type and timing of adverse experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Endometriosis is a common chronic inflammatory gynaecological condition characterised by the abnormal presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. Different risk factors for endometriosis have been proposed, with some research finding a significant relationship between endometriosis and early life trauma. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, age, and type of early life trauma in a clinical sample of women with existing diagnosis of endometriosis compared with the prevalence in the general Australian female population.

Methods

Participants were recruited from the Multidisciplinary Alfred Psychiatry research centre Women's Mental Health Clinic (WMHC). Women who self-reported a diagnosis of endometriosis were identified from the WMHC patient database, est

SUBMITTER: Chiu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC13588869 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature