How to Use endometriosis in a Sentence
endometriosis
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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
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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
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Some women with endometriosis say that deep penetration causes pain.
—Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 6 May 2021
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Bindi Irwin is passing on a message of hope for people dealing with endometriosis.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
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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
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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
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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
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Also head of her own book imprint at Random House, endometriosis and hysterectomy survivor, and oversharer.
—New York Times, 5 Apr. 2021
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There are a lot of medicines now to treat endometriosis.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023
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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
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One of my worst endometriosis symptoms is headaches, which are made worse by bright lights.
—Megan Dubois, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2024
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In endometriosis, tissue that is similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside of the uterus.
—Jess Cording, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
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Vincent and the Grenadines to Barbados for surgery to treat her endometriosis.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 7 Dec. 2022
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Rogers had endometriosis, a painful disease in which tissue grows outside of the uterus.
—Kaley Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2023
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Even as someone with endometriosis, the pain was like nothing else.
—Vogue, 10 Feb. 2022
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In 2018, Williams spoke at length about her endometriosis in an Instagram post.
—Serena Coady, SELF, 12 Apr. 2022
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Whoopi Goldberg was an open book discussing her endometriosis journey on The View.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
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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
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In 2019, New York became the first state in the nation to pass endometriosis legislation.
—Daniela Altimari, courant.com, 13 Sep. 2021
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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
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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
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Samantha went to the emergency room twice in the last several years with painful cases of endometriosis.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022
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Collins has come back convincingly in the last nine months after surgery for endometriosis.
—New York Times, 27 Jan. 2022
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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
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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
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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
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Schumer said her surgeon saw the extent of her endometriosis during the procedure.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 20 Sep. 2021
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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
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Irwin joins a list of celebrities who have talked openly about dealing with endometriosis.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
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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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