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<div><p>Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disorder characterized by persistent pain and impaired quality of life, with limited effective treatment options.
Description
Emerging evidence indicates that cannabinoids may provide analgesic and symptom-relieving effects in chronic pain conditions. This prospective single-center cohort study investigated the effects of standardized oral cannabis extracts (cannabinoid-based medicinal products, CBMPs) on pain and quality of life in women with endometriosis.
Thirty premenopausal women aged 18–45 years with confirmed endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain were enrolled; 27 completed the 3-month treatment period. Participants received oral CBMPs containing a balanced THC: CBD ratio. Pain intensity, frequency of pain episodes, analgesic use, fatigue, anxiety, central sensitization, disability, and quality of life were assessed using validated questionnaires (VAS, EHP-30, PDI, CFS, GAD-7, CSI).
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Significant improvements were observed after one month of treatment, with continued benefit over three months. Pain intensity decreased markedly (p = 0.0004), accompanied by reductions in the number of pain days and analgesic use, including both NSAIDs (e.g., ibuprofen, diclofenac) and opioid analgesics (e.g., tramadol, tilidin, oxycodone) (p < 0.001). Fatigue (p = 0.0013), anxiety (p < 0.0001), central sensitization (p < 0.0001), disability (p < 0.0001), and overall quality of life (EHP-30) improved significantly.
Treatment was well tolerated; side effects were predominantly mild (severity score 1 on a 0–3 scale) and transient, occurring mainly during the titration phase and declining thereafter. Although limited by its single-center design, lack of placebo control, and short follow-up, this study provides preliminary evidence that oral CBMPs may represent a safe and effective adjunct therapy for managing pain and related symptoms in women with endometriosis.
Larger randomized controlled trials are warranted to confirm these findings and establish optimal dosing strategies.</p></div>
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Catalogue records · 1
- OAI-PMH record api.figshare.com/v2/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&identifier=oai%3Af… ↗
metadata API · from figshare com
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- Longitudinal study 65%
Provenance · 2 source records, 36 field assertions
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| figshare | oai:figshare.com:article/33966803 | 11 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Loughborough Research Repository | oai:figshare.com:article/33966803 | 11 d ago | JSON v1 |
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| concepts[disease].local:disease:cancer | mapping · figshare com | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Cancer'] |
| concepts[disease].local:disease:cancer | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Cancer'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:440710 | mapping · figshare com | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Science Policy'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:440710 | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Science Policy'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3101 | mapping · figshare com | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Cell Biology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3101 | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Cell Biology'] |
| concepts[field].local:field:astronomy | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:computer-science-ai | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:computer-science-ai | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:economics-finance | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:economics-finance | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:engineering | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:engineering | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:materials-science | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:mathematics-statistics | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:ocean-atmospheric | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:psychology-behavioral | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:psychology-behavioral | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[method].local:method:longitudinal-study | enrichment · figshare com | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (65%) |
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| license | source · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/rights |
| publication_date | source · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/title |