Endometriosis diagnosis buffers reciprocal effects of emotional distress on pain experience.

Objectives: Emotional profile is involved in the experience of chronic pain related to endometriosis. Following the Örebro Model of Behavioral Emotion Regulation of Pain, the aim of this study was to understand the processes involved in the psychological adaptation to pain experienced during menstruations in women either diagnosed or not diagnosed with endometriosis.

Methods: The study was conducted on a sample of 545 women, either diagnosed with endometriosis or not, during their menstruations.