About the Project
The Language of Endometriosis brings together linguistics, health communication, and digital tools to better understand and express invisible, complex pain.
Led by Dr Stella Bullo, this work spans peer-reviewed research, public writing, a custom dataset, and a metaphor-tagging web app to support patients and clinicians.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Metaphorical Markers of Pain Catastrophizing...
Visual Reconstructions of Endometriosis Pain...
A COM-B and TDF Mapping of Barriers...
Agency in Endometriosis Pain Communication...
The Bloodiness and Horror of It...
Addressing Challenges in Endometriosis Pain Communication...
Parallel Worlds and Personified Pain...
I Feel Like I'm Being Stabbed by a Thousand Tiny Men...
Fight Like a Girl: Tattoos as Identity Constructions...
Exploring Disempowerment in Women's Accounts...
Articles for the Public
Pain Descriptions Dataset
Coming soon: a visual gallery and downloadable dataset of real pain metaphors used by people with endometriosis, organized by theme and function.
Explain My Pain App
A tool that tags metaphorical pain expressions with experiential, emotional, and clinical insight — helping patients communicate better and clinicians understand more clearly.
Go to live app