Living with painful endometriosis – A struggle for coherence. A qualitative study

The study sought to examine women’s experience of painful endometriosis including long-term aspects, social consequences, impact of treatment and development of own coping strategies. This qualitative study was based on 16 individual interviews analyzed according to grounded theory. The thirteen women (age 24–48) were recruited at a pain clinic in Stockholm, Sweden. A theory illustrating women’s experience of living with painful endometriosis...