Endometriosis is a complex disease, most often affecting women with complex lives. In the past ten years there has been a startling increase of reported cases among women who have postponed motherhood to pursue careers or simply to bring home needed additional income. Although this ailment is not restricted to women who put professional achievement [...]

Whatever ‘facial therapy’ you indulge in at the beauty salon, be it bio-peeling, cathiodermie, deep cleansing masks, electrotherapy or oxygenation, to name only a few, all you will obtain is one-and-a-half hours of physical relaxation accompanied by a feeling of well-being. Any appearance of rejuvenation exists only in the eyes of the beholder. In the [...]

The trend is away from ‘dieting’ and ‘calorie counting’ and in the direction of an ‘eating plan’ which is compatible with a long-term lifestyle change. In general, we will talk of food selection rather than a diet. In cases of obesity-related disease or extreme obesity, a restricted diet may be necessary, however the term ‘diet’ [...]

Relaxation techniques are now used extensively for the control of chronic pain. Many women with endometriosis coupled with chronic pain have forgotten how to relax. It is not a new skill but one that needs to be relearnt. It will take time and practice, but once mastered it will not only give relief from pain [...]

Dyspareunia means painful sexual intercourse. It is another common, but often unacknowledged, symptom of endometriosis. In the survey conducted by the Endometriosis Association nearly half (48%) of the women with endometriosis had experienced dyspareunia. Dyspareunia often causes much heartache for women with endometriosis and it can have devastating effects on their self-esteem and their sexual [...]