TENS for Endometriosis Pain in Adolescents and Young Adults

TENS for Endometriosis Pain in Adolescents and Young Adults

The goal of this project is plan to investigate the utility of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators (TENS) for the reduction of pain and the improvement of quality of life in adolescents and young adults with chronic pelvic pain related to endometriosis.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adolescent girls and young women (13-25)
• Diagnosis of endometriosis,
• Current pelvic pain (score ≥ 3 on Visual Analog Scale, where 0 represents absence of pain and 10 indicates unbearable pain) present for ≥ 14 days/month over the 2 months prior to study enrollment.
• Personal smart phone or mobile device
• Speak either English or Spanish.