by Lesley Freedman | Sep 13, 2016 | News
This article originally published in Endometriosis News Sept 9,2016 by Magdalena Kegel Researchers recently reviewed published reports on the use of different surgical methods for deep infiltrating endometriosis, attempting to tease out which methods are most useful...
by Syl Freedman | Sep 8, 2016 | Further reading, News
Hey EndoActivists, Every year, millions of women with endometriosis are misdiagnosed. Their pain is often dismissed or labeled as IBS, anxiety or hypochondria. We know this is true because so many of these women (you guys!) write to us and tell us their stories. It...
by EndoActive | Jul 17, 2016 | Your Stories
By the time Katie was diagnosed with Endometriosis her bladder was badly damaged. She feared she would never be able to have a baby. This is her amazing story. Endometriosis has been has been part of my life for many years now. I don’t recall my periods being...
by EndoActive | Jul 4, 2016 | Your Stories
I started my first period at age 10. Being only in year 4 it was extremely petrifying and what made it worse was that it was paired with a whole lot of pain. My mother told me that it was all part of being a woman. 2004 – 2008 were four years of heavy periods, days...
by EndoActive | Jun 20, 2016 | Your Stories
I’m 25 and have stage Four Endometriosis. At 14 years old I was the only one among my friends whom hadn’t started her period. I felt left out & like I was never going to become a woman; if only I could go back to my 14 year old self and let her know to enjoy the...