How to Use endometriosis in a Sentence

endometriosis

noun
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  • Many women with endometriosis find the missionary position painful, so that might be one to avoid.
    — Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 6 May 2021
  • One of those is endometriosis, wherein tissue resembling the type that lines the uterus invades areas outside the womb.
    — Seyward Darby, Longreads, 27 June 2024
  • Some women with endometriosis say that deep penetration causes pain.
    — Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 6 May 2021
  • Bindi Irwin is passing on a message of hope for people dealing with endometriosis.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
  • Why has endometriosis, a disease that affects one in every 10 women, been ignored in science and medicine for so long?
    — Kristen Bellstrom, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2021
  • At the student health center, a doctor told her that her symptoms indicated endometriosis—but only white women could have the disease.
    — Stephanie Booth, Health.com, 7 June 2021
  • The reasons are complex, from endometriosis complications to a broken bone, but hospital bills or E.R. visit fees can add up and lead to debt.
    — Samantha Leach, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Also head of her own book imprint at Random House, endometriosis and hysterectomy survivor, and oversharer.
    — New York Times, 5 Apr. 2021
  • There are a lot of medicines now to treat endometriosis.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The Manic artist has been open about their endometriosis and their struggles to get pregnant in the past.
    — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 4 July 2021
  • One of my worst endometriosis symptoms is headaches, which are made worse by bright lights.
    — Megan Dubois, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2024
  • In endometriosis, tissue that is similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside of the uterus.
    — Jess Cording, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Vincent and the Grenadines to Barbados for surgery to treat her endometriosis.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Rogers had endometriosis, a painful disease in which tissue grows outside of the uterus.
    — Kaley Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Even as someone with endometriosis, the pain was like nothing else.
    — Vogue, 10 Feb. 2022
  • In 2018, Williams spoke at length about her endometriosis in an Instagram post.
    — Serena Coady, SELF, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Whoopi Goldberg was an open book discussing her endometriosis journey on The View.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The singer has since attributed their miscarriage to endometriosis and had surgery to treat the disorder in 2017.
    — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 29 June 2022
  • In 2019, New York became the first state in the nation to pass endometriosis legislation.
    — Daniela Altimari, courant.com, 13 Sep. 2021
  • The singer has since attributed her miscarriage to endometriosis and had surgery to treat the disorder in 2017.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 8 July 2021
  • The star has been open in the past about living with endometriosis, even undergoing surgery in 2017 to help lessen the pain caused by the chronic condition.
    — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Samantha went to the emergency room twice in the last several years with painful cases of endometriosis.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022
  • Collins has come back convincingly in the last nine months after surgery for endometriosis.
    — New York Times, 27 Jan. 2022
  • GnRHas are also used in adolescents to treat endometriosis, a condition in which the cells lining the uterus grow in other parts of the body.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 1 May 2023
  • An x-ray for hip pain three years ago revealed a cyst, leading to a diagnosis of endometriosis.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2022
  • What studies haven’t shown is that Ayurvedic medicine can treat hernias, cysts, fibroids, or endometriosis — all claims that have spread on TikTok.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Schumer said her surgeon saw the extent of her endometriosis during the procedure.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 20 Sep. 2021
  • When tissue that is similar to the tissue that lines the uterus pops up in other places outside the uterus, that’s a condition called endometriosis.
    — Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Irwin joins a list of celebrities who have talked openly about dealing with endometriosis.
    — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
  • With endometriosis, cells that should grow inside the uterus can instead grow on areas like the fallopian tubes, ovaries, or pelvic walls.
    — Serena Coady, SELF, 4 Apr. 2022

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