ArticleHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2024
Supportive Care Needs of Young Adults With Endometriosis: An Open-Ended Online Survey and Exploration of Unmet Needs.
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- The help-seeking experiences of adolescents and youth with endometriosis: a systematic review and thematic synthesis.BMC women's health · 2026Pooled it
- Antagonizing the corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1 with an orally bioavailable drug reduces endometriosis pain and associated adhesions†.Biology of reproduction · 2026Article
- Information-Seeking Behaviours of CALD Women with Endometriosis in Australia: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- An integrated multimodal approach to drug repurposing in endometriosis, using ROR1 as a target.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study is to identify and explore the unmet needs of adolescents and young adults living with endometriosis.
designAn open-ended online survey was conducted, with questions derived from prior research looking at areas of unmet need in healthcare, career and work, financial, information, psychological, social and cultural domains. SETTING AND POPULATION: Self-selecting 18-25 year olds with surgically diagnosed endometriosis (self-reported) currently living in Australia were included as participants.
methodsInvitation to participate in an open-ended online survey was shared through the social media of Australian endometriosis organisations and the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne. Surveys were analysed qualitatively through template analysis.
main outcome measuresRecording of the unmet supportive care needs of this population was carried out.
resultsOne hundred and thirty-one respondents fit the eligibility criteria of being aged 18-25 years (median age 23 years). Most were born in Australia (94%), university-educated (54%) and lived in a metropolitan setting (69%). There was a range of unmet needs that were presented across education, work, healthcare and relationships. Group-specific challenges were identified: doctors either over- or underemphasising future fertility; disrupted sexual and romantic life due to painful sex; managing pain in the classroom and workplace where periods are taboo; and being gender-queer in gynaecological medical spaces.
conclusionsThe increasingly young age at which patients are receiving an endometriosis diagnosis precipitates a shift in patient care. The treatment decisions that are being made must be reflective of the unique needs of the adolescents who carry the burden of the disease. Clinicians are advised to be aware of and discuss needs with their patients. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: The nine open-ended questions in this survey were developed from data from a preliminary series of interviews with endometriosis patients in a tertiary women's healthcare centre. In asking these data-informed questions to the online endometriosis community, patients across broader sociocultural demographics and disease states (including less symptomatic endometriosis) have provided a broader understanding of their supportive care needs.
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