The study later got retracted due to backlash but the fact that it happened at all if fucking baffling.

Don’t forget this study that instead of studying the causes or cures for endo studied the mental effects of the men in a relationship with someone who has endo.

  • ebolapie@lemmy.worldEnglish
    85·
    3 days ago

    The one about attractiveness is on its face bizarre and gross. There are real problems with the way our society prioritizes (or should I say deprioritizes) womens’ health. But IMO the framing in the linked image is dishonest. It makes it sound like the scientific community finally decided to get around to endometriosis in 2013, and chose to ignore causes and treatments. There are over 55,000 hits on NLM for “endometriosis.” The vast majority of them appear, from a quick perusal, to concern things one would expect, such as treatment, management, risk, and root cause.

    And the second study, the one about the effects on male partners? That one seems, idk… fine? Good, even. Endometriosis is incredibly painful, and seeing the person you love in pain can cause distress as well. Partners are usually the closest member of a person’s support network. Doesn’t it sound like maybe there should be some literature on the impacts on partners of people with endometriosis? Like maybe that could be useful? And idk how much this matters but five out of the six credited authors on that paper are women, and presumably they thought this was a worthwhile avenue of research.

    • Maven (famous)@piefed.zipOPEnglish
      32·
      3 days ago

      I have no issues with doing research studies about the mental health of people in close proximity of pain.

      My issue with it is mostly due to the lack of research on the people actually in pain. That study is good but it feels backhanded when the women with endo themselves are being left out of a lot of that study funding.

      • Alaknár@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        10·
        3 days ago

        My issue with it is mostly due to the lack of research

        Did you stop reading that comment halfway through?

        There are over 55,000 hits on NLM for “endometriosis.” The vast majority of them appear, from a quick perusal, to concern things one would expect, such as treatment, management, risk, and root cause

        This IS being researched. What are you complaining about? That not 100% of the money goes directly into figuring out root causes and cures but instead some of it also goes into researching social, cultural, and genetic predispositions towards it’s persistence?