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"A glimmer of hope" - Perceptions, barriers, and drivers for medicinal cannabis use amongst Australian and New Zealand people with endometriosis. | LitMetric

AI Article Synopsis

  • - The study explored the use of cannabis, both illicit and legal, among 37 individuals with endometriosis in Australia and New Zealand, focusing on their perceptions, barriers, and experiences related to cannabis use for symptom management.
  • - Participants reported dissatisfaction with their current treatment options and expressed a willingness to consider medicinal cannabis, highlighting various barriers such as its high cost, legal testing policies, stigma, and insufficient guidance from healthcare providers.
  • - Findings suggest that with growing interest in medicinal cannabis as a potential treatment for endometriosis, there is a pressing need for clinical trials to assess its effectiveness in alleviating symptoms.

Article Abstract

Previous quantitative research has shown that cannabis use, mostly illicit, is used for symptom management amongst those with endometriosis living in Australia or New Zealand, but the drivers and barriers for use of legal, medicinal cannabis in this population are currently unclear. This study sought to investigate, via online focus-groups, the perceptions, barriers, drivers, and experiences associated with cannabis use, whether legal or illicit, amongst 37 Australians and New Zealanders, aged 18-55, with a medical diagnosis of endometriosis. Previous cannabis usage was not required to participate. Discussion topics included strategies employed to manage symptoms, exploration of current medications, previous use of cannabis for pain management, and interest in using medicinal cannabis as a management strategy. Participants with moderate to severe symptoms of medically diagnosed endometriosis reported inadequacies with their current medical and self-management strategies and were inclined to try medicinal cannabis, both as part of their medical management and as part of a clinical trial. Barriers to medicinal cannabis adoption identified in this cohort included high costs of legal cannabis products, lack of clarity and fairness in current roadside drug testing laws and workplace drug testing policies, concern over the impact of stigma affecting familial, social and workplace life domains, and subsequent judgement and the lack of education/engagement from their medical providers regarding cannabis use. Given the interest in medicinal cannabis and the reported lack of effective symptom management, clinical trials are urgently required to determine the potential role that medicinal cannabis may play in reducing the symptoms of endometriosis.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10692678PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/RAF-23-0049DOI Listing

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