{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,6]],"date-time":"2026-09-06T04:10:38Z","timestamp":1788667838660,"version":"build-2803163510"},"reference-count":30,"publisher":"Elsevier BV","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,1]],"date-time":"2026-07-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1782864000000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/tdm\/userlicense\/1.0\/"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,1]],"date-time":"2026-07-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1782864000000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/legal\/tdmrep-license"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,30]],"date-time":"2026-07-30T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1785369600000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":29,"URL":"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/"}],"funder":[{"DOI":"10.13039\/100008572","name":"University of Ottawa","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","id":[{"id":"10.13039\/100008572","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]}],"content-domain":{"domain":["ajog.org","clinicalkey.com","clinicalkey.com.au","clinicalkey.es","clinicalkey.fr","clinicalkey.jp","elsevier.com","sciencedirect.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026,7]]},"DOI":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,30]],"date-time":"2026-07-30T23:50:53Z","timestamp":1785455453000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/elsevier_cm_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Coping together: a qualitative exploration of challenges identified by couples living with endometriosis"],"prefix":"10.1016","author":[{"given":"Malika","family":"Chenny-Ramkissoon","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elisa","family":"Stragapede","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jonathan D.","family":"Huber","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Genevi\u00e8ve","family":"Horwood","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sukhbir","family":"Singh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5552-4387","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Serena","family":"Corsini-Munt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"78","reference":[{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1244","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMra1810764","article-title":"Endometriosis","volume":"382","author":"Zondervan","year":"2020","journal-title":"N Engl J Med"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.3389\/fgwh.2021.767114","article-title":"The physical, psychological, and social day-to-day experience of women living with endometriosis compared to healthy age-matched controls\u2014a mixed-methods study","volume":"2","author":"Olliges","year":"2021","journal-title":"Front Glob Womens Health"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2","DOI":"10.1016\/j.bpobgyn.2018.01.008","article-title":"Psychosocial impact of endometriosis: from co-morbidity to intervention","volume":"50","author":"Aerts","year":"2018","journal-title":"Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"625","DOI":"10.1093\/humupd\/dmt027","article-title":"The social and psychological impact of endometriosis on women\u2019s lives: a critical narrative review","volume":"19","author":"Culley","year":"2013","journal-title":"Hum Reprod Update"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1292","DOI":"10.1093\/humrep\/des073","article-title":"The burden of endometriosis: costs and quality of life of women with endometriosis and treated in referral centres","volume":"27","author":"Simoens","year":"2012","journal-title":"Hum Reprod"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2677","DOI":"10.1093\/humrep\/det284","article-title":"The significant effect of endometriosis on physical, mental and social wellbeing: results from an international cross-sectional survey","volume":"28","author":"De Graaff","year":"2013","journal-title":"Hum Reprod"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jpsychores.2021.110502","article-title":"Quality of intimate relationships, dyadic coping, and psychological health in women with endometriosis: results from an online survey","volume":"146","author":"Facchin","year":"2021","journal-title":"J Psychosom Res"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1532","DOI":"10.1111\/1467-9566.13144","article-title":"Men, chronic illness and healthwork: accounts from male partners of women with endometriosis","volume":"42","author":"Hudson","year":"2020","journal-title":"Sociol Health Illn"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib9","first-page":"197","article-title":"A systematic review on the effects of endometriosis on sexuality and couple\u2019s relationship","volume":"12","author":"Norinho","year":"2020","journal-title":"Facts Views Vis Obgyn"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib10","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1611","DOI":"10.1177\/0265407521999461","article-title":"Couples managing chronic illness: a test of the extended theoretical model of communal coping","volume":"38","author":"Basinger","year":"2021","journal-title":"J Soc Pers Relat"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib11","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"538","DOI":"10.1177\/1359105316688952","article-title":"Free butterflies will come out of these deep wounds: a grounded theory of how endometriosis affects women's psychological health","volume":"23","author":"Facchin","year":"2018","journal-title":"J Health Psychol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib12","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3121","DOI":"10.1177\/13591053221085051","article-title":"Health-related quality of life in endometriosis: the influence of endometriosis-related symptom presence and distress","volume":"27","author":"Van Niekerk","year":"2022","journal-title":"J Health Psychol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib13","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"366","DOI":"10.1016\/j.fertnstert.2011.05.090","article-title":"Impact of endometriosis on quality of life and work productivity: a multicenter study across ten countries","volume":"96","author":"Nnoaham","year":"2011","journal-title":"Fertil Steril"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib14","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"571","DOI":"10.1177\/1049732307299907","article-title":"Relational patterns of couples living with chronic pelvic pain from endometriosis","volume":"17","author":"Strzempko Butt","year":"2007","journal-title":"Qual Health Res"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib15","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"263","DOI":"10.1080\/0092623X.2021.1986444","article-title":"Assessment of sexual quality of life and satisfaction in couple relationships among women with deep infiltrating endometriosis and adenomyosis","volume":"48","author":"Alcalde","year":"2022","journal-title":"J Sex Marital Ther"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib16","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1667","DOI":"10.1093\/humrep\/dex221","article-title":"A qualitative study of the impact of endometriosis on male partners","volume":"32","author":"Culley","year":"2017","journal-title":"Hum Reprod"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib17","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1561","DOI":"10.1016\/j.fertnstert.2006.06.015","article-title":"Economic burden of endometriosis","volume":"86","author":"Gao","year":"2006","journal-title":"Fertil Steril"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib18","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"20","DOI":"10.1186\/s12905-022-01603-6","article-title":"Challenges of and possible solutions for living with endometriosis: a qualitative study","volume":"22","author":"M\u00e1rki","year":"2022","journal-title":"BMC Womens Health"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib19","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"77","DOI":"10.1191\/1478088706qp063oa","article-title":"Using thematic analysis in psychology","volume":"3","author":"Braun","year":"2006","journal-title":"Qual Res Psychol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib20","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3888","DOI":"10.1111\/jan.15745","article-title":"\u201cIt just stops me from living\u201d: a qualitative study of losses experienced by women with self-reported endometriosis","volume":"79","author":"Peterson","year":"2023","journal-title":"J Adv Nurs"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib21","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2577","DOI":"10.1093\/humrep\/dew215","article-title":"Dyspareunia and depressive symptoms are associated with impaired sexual functioning in women with endometriosis, whereas sexual functioning in their male partners is not affected","volume":"31","author":"De Graaff","year":"2016","journal-title":"Hum Reprod"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib22","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"135","DOI":"10.3109\/0167482X.2015.1074173","article-title":"Impact of endometriosis on quality of life and mental health: pelvic pain makes the difference","volume":"36","author":"Facchin","year":"2015","journal-title":"J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib23","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"49","DOI":"10.3109\/01443615.2014.930110","article-title":"Evaluation of quality of life in fertile Turkish women with severe endometriosis","volume":"35","author":"Kiykac Altinbas","year":"2015","journal-title":"J Obstet Gynaecol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib24","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2647","DOI":"10.1007\/s00404-024-07516-z","article-title":"Predictors of partnership and sexual satisfaction and dyadic effects in couples affected by endometriosis and infertility","volume":"310","author":"van Eickels","year":"2024","journal-title":"Arch Gynecol Obstet"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib25","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"60","DOI":"10.1080\/03630242.2026.2637497","article-title":"Understanding women\u2019s decisions to seek an endometriosis diagnosis: a health belief model approach","volume":"66","author":"Pavic","year":"2026","journal-title":"Women Health"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib26","article-title":"Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions","volume":"1","author":"Stacey","year":"2024","journal-title":"Cochrane Database Syst Rev"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib27","article-title":"Couple therapy for depression","volume":"6","author":"Barbato","year":"2018","journal-title":"Cochrane Database Syst Rev"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib28","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"99","DOI":"10.1146\/annurev-clinpsy-071519-020546","article-title":"Interventions for couples","volume":"16","author":"Bradbury","year":"2020","journal-title":"Annu Rev Clin Psychol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib29","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"142","DOI":"10.1080\/14681994.2024.2306316","article-title":"\u2018You feel like you\u2019re drifting apart\u2019: a qualitative study of impacts of endometriosis on sex and intimacy amongst heterosexual couples","volume":"40","author":"Law","year":"2025","journal-title":"Sex Relation Ther"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027_bib30","series-title":"Dyadic data analysis","first-page":"458","author":"Kenny","year":"2006"}],"container-title":["American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S0002937826003947?httpAccept=text\/xml","content-type":"text\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S0002937826003947?httpAccept=text\/plain","content-type":"text\/plain","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,6]],"date-time":"2026-09-06T03:31:48Z","timestamp":1788665508000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/linkinghub.elsevier.com\/retrieve\/pii\/S0002937826003947"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,7]]},"references-count":30,"alternative-id":["S0002937826003947"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027","relation":{},"ISSN":["0002-9378"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0002-9378","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,7]]},"assertion":[{"value":"Elsevier","name":"publisher","label":"This article is maintained by"},{"value":"Coping together: a qualitative exploration of challenges identified by couples living with endometriosis","name":"articletitle","label":"Article Title"},{"value":"American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology","name":"journaltitle","label":"Journal Title"},{"value":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ajog.2026.07.027","name":"articlelink","label":"CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version"},{"value":"article","name":"content_type","label":"Content Type"},{"value":"\u00a9 2026 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc.","name":"copyright","label":"Copyright"}]}}