About the Editor
List of Contributors
Foreword by Gaity Ahmad
Foreword by Pete Gibson
Foreword by Kay Marshall
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Definition and types
2. Staging and classification
3. Prevalence
4. Causes and risk factors
5. Symptoms
6. Investigations
7. Pharmacological management
8. Pelvic physiotherapy in the management of endometriosis
9. Other non-pharmacological management options
10. Surgical management: Introduction
10A. Surgical management I
Shatha Al-Attili, Jamel Tahar Aissa and Gaity Ahmad
10B. Surgical management II
Hannah Draper and Andrew Horne
11. Tertiary care: The Specialist Endometriosis Centre
12. Delayed diagnosis: How to reduce the risks
13. Living with endometriosis: Stories from patients and their families
Courtney Ormrod’s story
Courtney Ormrod and Paul Ormrod
Lucy Bowker’s story
Lucy Bowker and Tony Bowker
Siobhan Kennett’s story
Siobhan Kennett and James Kennett
Patient stories: Summary from the Editor, Anita Sharma
Biography
Anita Sharma MBBS MD DRCOG MFFP is a General Practitioner with a special interest in women’s health in Oldham where she has been practising for over 30 years. She is the Founder of Endometriosis Awareness North and Chair of the Women’s Forum of the British International Doctors Association (BIDA), is a member of the NICE Quality Standard Advisory Committee for Endometriosis and is involved with national Menopause and Breast Cancer Guidelines.
