ACADEMIC RESOURCES

From Heather C. Guidone, BCPA. This chapter from The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies identifies key challenges and explores how obstacles to best practice can be reduced in part through adoption of early educational campaigns which incorporate endometriosis as a major component of menstrual health education.

Historical bias and poorly conducted research have led to the idea that this condition is less likely to be diagnosed in certain racial groups, such as Black women. This review considers the current state of evidence & highlights important limitations within medical education and research on this topic.

This article uses a case study to illustrate the signs and symptoms of endometriosis in a teenage girl, while also discussing many factors surrounding the issue such as the incidence, disease burden, medical research and women, reasons for diagnostic delay, and the current recommended treatments.