by Editor | Mar 29, 2016 | Endometriosis
Guest Post by Yael Magen, Esq. When I was diagnosed with endometriosis it wasn’t the excruciating pain that bothered me or even my internal organs that were deteriorating, but rather, my biggest fear was that I would not get pregnant. I was always a...
by Editor | Mar 26, 2016 | Endometriosis, Menstruation
“What I heard shocked me. How was such a thing possible? How had this happened to a friend without my awareness?” Guest Post by Suzan Hutchinson The first time I heard the word “endometriosis,” I was at a loss as to what it was and stunned that...
by Editor | Mar 24, 2016 | Endometriosis
What I learned about endometriosis that helped me manage my condition Guest Post by Melissa Turner I remember the day I was diagnosed with Stage 4 endometriosis. I was sitting in the doctor’s office, looking at my gynecologist and heard only words of limitation and...
by Editor | Mar 23, 2016 | Endometriosis, Health Care, Media
“…there are fewer than 100 surgeons in North America who have been identified as doing effective surgery for endometriosis.” Guest Post by Philippa Bridge-Cook, PhD Endometriosis has had more press attention in the last several weeks than it has had...
by Laura Wershler | Mar 19, 2016 | Activism, Art, Endometriosis, Film
“1 in 10 women suffer from a disease that most people have never heard of.” Weekend Links at re:Cycling acknowledges the many ways in which the creative arts are taking on #endometriosisawareness advocacy. 1. Film: It was a big week for...
by Editor | Mar 17, 2016 | Endometriosis, Health Care, Sex
“We have emerged from the days of Freud and finger pointing that sexual pain is only psychological. Especially in the case of women with endometriosis, sexual pain is driven by physiologic reasons.” Guest Post by Dr. Sallie Sarrel, PT ATC DPT Sexuality is...