From Pain to Policy: Improving Endometriosis Awareness, Diagnosis, and Treatment

by Alexandra Tosun, on behalf of the PLOS Medicine Staff Editors Despite affecting 190 million women worldwide, endometriosis remains underdiagnosed, under-researched, and underfunded. Tackling awareness gaps, diagnostic delays, and inadequate treatment requires earlier education, increased funding, and recognition of endometriosis as a systemic disease—redefining pain, equity, and investment in women’s health. In recognition of Endometriosis Awareness Month, this Editorial by Alexandra Tosun discusses why raising awareness and education of endometriosis, as well as increasing funding and research for this systemic condition, are imperative to redefining pain, equity, and investment in women’s health.