"Es que tú eres una changa": stigma experiences among Latina women living with endometriosis

• Main Authors: Yatzmeli Matías-González (Author), Astrid N. Sánchez-Galarza (Author), Idhaliz Flores-Caldera (Author), Eliut Rivera-Segarra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory gynecologic disease affecting 5-10% of women of reproductive age of all ethnicities. Symptoms of this painful condition impact the physical, mental health, and quality of life of patients. Stigma is a social determinant of health documented to neg...