My story with endometriosis is still being written. I started my period at ten years old, and I can't remember a time that my periods were not painful.
Soon after Dr. Griffith’s inclusion on the 2024 TIME 100 list, SWHR interviewed Dr. Griffith to learn more about her background in research, her journey with endometriosis, and her hopes for the future of gynecologic disease research.
I am a poet, an enthusiastic women's activist, and budding birth doula. My tenacity and empathy are aspects of my personality that I love.
This year, we invite you to celebrate the anniversary of the 19th Amendment by joining the community of advocates inspiring constant improvement in women’s health care.
The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) was honored to join Congresswoman and Congressional Endometriosis Caucus Co-Chair Nikema Williams (GA-05) […]
I was diagnosed with stage 4 endometriosis three years ago. I endured multiple trips to the emergency room before my diagnosis.
I was diagnosed with endometriosis after laparoscopic surgery to remove two very large endometriomas in the winter of 2018. I consider myself lucky that I had physical evidence on my ultrasound of the pain I was enduring before, during, and after my period.
While endometriosis impacts such a large group of individuals across the country, there are still significant gaps in provider education surrounding endometriosis diagnosis and treatment.
El kit de herramientas más reciente de la Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR), el Kit de Herramientas para la Endometriosis: Guía para Adolescentes, se creó para empoderar a las adolescentes que tienen preguntas sobre la salud menstrual o viven con endometriosis para entender mejor su salud y orientarse en su atención.