Is there a neuropathic-like component to endometriosis-associated pain? Results from a large cohort questionnaire study

• Published in: bioRxiv
• Main Authors: Coxon, Lydia, Wiech, Katja, Vincent, Katy
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 02.07.2020
• Subjects: Cognitive ability; Endometriosis; Endometrium; Inflammation; Neuralgia; Pain; Pain perception; Patients; Surgery; Uterus

Background: Pain is one of the primary symptoms of endometriosis, a chronic inflammatory condition characterised by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. Endometriosis-associated pain is commonly considered as nociceptive in nature but its clinical presentation suggests that it migh...