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Cervical cancer and HPV are diseases that can be detected through cervical tests. A lot of women don’t go for their regular Pap smear for a host of reasons. Recently...

Editor’s Note: This article was originally shared by our sister site, ParkinsonsDisease.net, and was written by Brooke Huminski. Anyone can experience mental health challenges or even a mental health emergency...

The only way to truly diagnose and eliminate endometriosis is through surgery. And while many women feel better after the endo is removed, recovery from the procedure itself can be...

When it comes to asking your doctor about hormones, it can be nerve wracking. Hormones can be challenging, affecting each woman’s bodies in different ways. Some women get on hormone...

In an ideal world, a doctor would talk with you for hours to suss out your symptoms. But in reality, the onus falls on endometriosis patients to paint a clear...

In a prior post, I talked about the role of central sensitization in the development of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women with endo. I only made a passing reference...

I recently wrote about whether or not I should take out my fallopian tubes when I get my hysterectomy. I am still on the fence about that (though leaving heavily...

Surgery is a major factor when it comes to living with endometriosis. Today, Chris and Jess are exploring how they've navigated this part of living with endometriosis, and sharing some...

Several years before I had my first lap and had been formally diagnosed with endo, an ultrasound technician told me during a transvaginal ultrasound that I had a tipped uterus...

Let me start off by saying I’ve had six laparoscopic surgeries. One of them was also an open surgery, which means I was cut open about 6 inches below my...

After I had my first lap many years ago in 2002, I was offered the option of either going into chemical menopause temporarily, or being on hormonal birth control indefinitely...

I've been seeing doctors about my endometriosis for around 20 years now and, for the most part, they've all been reasonably OK. Some have listened more than others, some have...

It's been a couple of years since I completely kicked caffeine from my daily diet. This isn't to say I never have a drink or snack with caffeine in it...

I didn't learn much about my menstrual cycle until fifth-grade heath class. You know, the one where boys and girls are separated to learn about puberty. I was about 11...

When I was first diagnosed with endometriosis, I felt I was missing information around what I could do to improve my symptoms. I trawled the internet and did my research...

When my endometriosis spiraled out of control this year, we did not have very many options left to try to regain control of the situation. I have had stage four...

As important as hormone therapy is, there are still a lot of difficult things about it - especially things like finding the right doses and managing side effects. For many...

I first started getting migraines in my senior year of high school, which ramped up in frequency and intensity over the course of my college years and the better part...

After my first and only lap over 15 years ago, my doctor offered me only a couple of options for post-surgery treatment of the endo he had diagnosed me with...

Trying various hormonal options for endometriosis treatment (a.k.a hormone shopping) can cause an array of issues both, emotional and physical. Sometimes your doctor will give you a ton of options...