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Chronic Pain

Chronic pain presents physical, emotional, financial, and medical challenges. These resources address the challenges of living with and finding appropriate treatment for chronic pain, as well as ways some of us have learned to mitigate some of these challenges.

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The Physical Effects of Sexual Trauma: Chronic Pelvic Pain

A woman sits on a bed, clasping her midsection as though in pain

In this article, a pelvic health physical therapist explains how sexual trauma affects the body and contributes to chronic pelvic pain (CPP) as well as other bodily systems and cycles.

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An Overview of Endometriosis

A woman in a tan bra and underwear stands in a bedroom holding a red water bottle to her stomach

This video provides a general overview of endometriosis and the menstrual cycle, focusing closely on the personal story of Noémie Elhadad.

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Managing Endometriosis Pain while Working from Home

A Black woman sits in what appears to be her living room. She is working on a gold mac. Her hair is styled in braids pulled up, she is wearing glasses, and she is wearing an orange top.

Our Bodies Ourselves content expert Arielle Dance, PhD, discusses six ways that she manages her endometriosis while working remotely from home.

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

A cartoon drawing of a uterus holding on to ovaries.

What is polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS? What are its symptoms, how common is it, and how is it treated?