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Fifty\u2010one partners of women who had surgically diagnosed endometriosis agreed to participate in the study and returned completed surveys.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Ninety\u2010two percent (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a046) of partners reported negative feelings about the diagnosis of endometriosis. Seventy percent (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a035) reported that endometriosis affected their day\u2010to\u2010day life either moderately or severely. Over half (52%) also felt that their finances were affected. Only 34% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a017) of partners felt that health professionals had engaged them in decision\u2010making processes and had been supportive of them. Eighty percent (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a040) of partners reported that they had received no information about the impact of endometriosis on couples. Partners reported a significant affect on their sex life (74%) and their relationship as a whole (56%). Participants whose relationships had been affected by endometriosis had also more likely had their day\u2010to\u2010day life (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.027), sex life (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.001), and finances (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.002) affected.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Overall, our findings suggest that endometriosis can have a significant impact on partners with respect to day\u2010to\u2010day living, finances, sex lives, and relationships. 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