‘It makes you feel helpless’: patients and doctors cast doubt on standard treatment for endometriosis
Natalie Greenwood says the benefits of surgery for endometriosis are brief. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in fullscreenNatalie Greenwood says the benefits of surgery for endometriosis are brief. It’s more that the benefit gained – the relief from persistent pain – is brief.She is not alone in her lack of belief in surgery and hormonal medication being effective for chronic pelvic pain.
- ▪Natalie Greenwood says the benefits of surgery for endometriosis are brief.
- ▪Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in fullscreenNatalie Greenwood says the benefits of surgery for endometriosis are brief.
- ▪It’s more that the benefit gained – the relief from persistent pain – is brief.She is not alone in her lack of belief in surgery and hormonal medication being effective for chronic pelvic pain.
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| Publication time | Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:22:50 GMT |
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Natalie Greenwood says the benefits of surgery for endometriosis are brief. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in fullscreenNatalie Greenwood says the benefits of surgery for endometriosis are brief. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianEndometriosis‘It makes you feel helpless’: patients and doctors cast doubt on standard treatment for endometriosisNatalie Greenwood says surgery is no ‘magic fix’ for chronic pelvic pain – a view backed up by a new studyDenis Campbell Health policy editorTue 15 Sep 2026 09.22 EDTLast modified on Tue 15 Sep 2026 09.55 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on Google“It’s really frustrating to be in this cycle of continuous surgery.
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