The Endo Girls Blog – Kate and Laura
Hormone suppression (combined pill, progestin-only pill, IUD, etc) can absolutely help the pain associated with Endometriosis in some individuals. This is not to be confused with the suppression of the actual disease. Estrogen is produced…
The Hypothalamic Pituitary Gonadal Axis: This is a quick 4 minute video I made describing the process in which ovaries are instructed to produce Estrogen and Progesterone. This process provides a better understanding to how…
Describing the molecular differences between endometrium and endometriosis…
I saw so many posts on Nancy’s Nook from others who were a year post op that talked about how difficult the healing process was after surgery, but all I ever focused on when reading…
March was Endometriosis awareness month, and April is Adenomyosis (add-en-o-my-OH-sis) awareness month! These two diseases are often described as “sister” conditions because they can often show up in the same woman and their symptoms overlap.…
I’m not going to lie, before I went to my first pelvic physical therapy session, I was skeptical that it would really help the post-surgery pain I was feeling. I had been told three different…
One of the most frustrating aspects of Endometriosis is finding a competent surgeon to treat Endometriosis properly. We go years, an average of 7-10, looking for a diagnosis. When we finally get an answer to…
On January 15, 2018, I had my last surgery. Exactly one year ago I was back in Atlanta having more body parts removed, but maybe even more importantly, one year ago today I was able…
There are a lot of Endometriosis websites and blogs out there, but we see a need for an additional blog that addresses the actual process of researching and accessing proper care: how to navigate what…