The Endo Girls Blog – Kate and Laura
More often than not it is persistence (it persists because it was not completely cut out) This happens because it was inadequately treated – either ablated (typically burnt) or not completely excised (tissue around the lesion was left behind, it wasn’t cut out deep enough, etc.) …
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…
Describing the molecular differences between endometrium and endometriosis…
I have included the discussion and list of questions here…
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…