Katrina Martin

Being a nonbinary person with endometriosis makes it difficult, if not downright scary, to navigate. When I first joined online endometriosis groups on social media, I had only just come...

I am one year post my second excision, and while my pain is reduced, I still struggle in some significant ways. Before surgery last year, I had lost mobility. My...

For many of us with endometriosis, needing imaging is common. Whether it is an MRI, a CT scan, or an ultrasound, here are some things I’ve learned about how to...

Throughout the years I’ve been managing endometriosis, I have become skilled at self-advocacy. I am persistent about getting doctor appointments, researching, listening to my body, and not taking no for...

A year into the pandemic, my anxiety, depression, and chronic pain were at all-time highs. I'd had my first excision surgery to remove extensive adhesions, two big endometriomas, and endo...

In order to receive a diagnosis for endometriosis, Rita Dwyer, 26, went through a process familiar to many endo warriors. She experienced symptoms for about five years, and found herself...

Two illnesses that don’t play well together are endometriosis and mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS). Mast cells live in our bone marrow and tissues, and they are part of our...

Sometimes, being on the asexual spectrum can mean not receiving the health care that you need and deserve. Gemma Rutterford, a 34-year-old cis woman living outside Oxford, England, discovered her...

In your endometriosis journey, has a doctor ever asked you to try danazol? During my more than 20 years as an endometriosis patient, I’d never heard of it until I...

Navigating endometriosis can be challenging enough on its own. Add being trans nonbinary and the struggle can worsen. Kai Preston, a 20-year-old trans nonbinary lesbian in New York, knows this...