Laura Kiesel
Laura Kiesel is a freelance writer/journalist living in the Boston area. She has written for many well-known media outlets including The Guardian, The Atlantic, Salon, Healthline, Headspace, Harvard Health blog and others.
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When I finally attended a surgical consult for a hysterectomy late last year, the surgeon mentioned I would need to …
I finally decided last year that this would be the year I have a hysterectomy, along with my second lap. …
I’ve been hearing it for decades now: “Having a strong core is integral to being healthy”. When my low back …
In a prior post, I talked about the role of central sensitization in the development of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) …
I recently wrote about whether or not I should take out my fallopian tubes when I get my hysterectomy. I …
Several years before I had my first lap and had been formally diagnosed with endo, an ultrasound technician told me …
After I had my first lap many years ago in 2002, I was offered the option of either going into …
As a health journalist, I sometimes reap the benefits of being alerted to new or interesting theories or studies about …
It’s been a couple of years since I completely kicked caffeine from my daily diet. This isn’t to say I …
I have finally reached the point in my endometriosis/adenomyosis journey where I am now ready to have a hysterectomy– probably …
I first started getting migraines in my senior year of high school, which ramped up in frequency and intensity over …
After my first and only lap over 15 years ago, my doctor offered me only a couple of options for …
I had my first and only lap over 16 years ago at the tender age of 23. My laparoscopy experience …
I recently wrote a post about how those of us with endo- particularly those prone to very heavy and/or prolonged …
An emerging theme that has come up for me while blogging on this and other sites on health issues: How …
With the onset of my last period, something horrible happened. Only a few hours after I had begun bleeding, I …
For me, cramps are an inevitable part of my period. I have two settings for them: bad and horrible. They …
Many of us with endometriosis are familiar with the bone-crushing fatigue that usually arrives with our periods (or in some …
I got my period ridiculously young at only a few months shy of 10 years-old. As quickly as it came, …
Unfortunately, the impacts of endometriosis are not restricted to the reproductive system or the menstrual cycle. Since endometriosis can grow …
