A recent study revealed a correlation between endometriosis and irritable bowel syndrome among adolescents and women with and without endometriosis.

“Increased provider awareness and screening for IBS and endometriosis will improve patient outcomes and increase our understanding of these complex disorders,” Amy D. DiVasta, MD, MMSc, from the Boston Center for Endometriosis, Boston Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, the division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine from the Department of Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and colleagues wrote.