Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disease that affects more than 6.5 million women between the ages of 15-44 in the […]
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.
Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disease in which tissue that resembles the lining of the uterus (the endometrium) grows outside […]
Patients with endometriosis often face challenges on the path to diagnosis, including three out of four people receiving an initial misdiagnosis. […]
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.