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I never expected to feel anything but joy when it came to my periods ending... But how I actually felt, came as a surprise. I never knew what a 'normal'...

I’ve written a lot about supporting your loved one with endometriosis, and this often tends to be from my own perspective – that is, living as a couple without dependents...

I was recently asked how I handle the down days or flares. The reality is we’re all still learning, but I have found two habits to be especially helpful in...

Today we are interviewing Endo Meg, an endo warrior, advocate, and creator. My name is Meg. I'm 28 years old and from Long Island, NY. I studied fashion merchandising in...

This giveaway has ended.  Thank you for helping us celebrate our Third Endometriosis.net Birthday! Endometriosis.net is celebrating our third birthday this August. To celebrate, we are doing an Endometriosis.net birthday...

I am aware that for a lot of people, I am Jess the one with endometriosis. Part of this is my doing: writing and editing content on this disease has...

For as long as I can remember, I have struggled with GI problems. My doctors always seem to chalk it up to be anxiety and IBS-related. But if I have...

As someone with endometriosis begins on their journey of understanding and managing the condition, they may begin to see how it is tangled up in a web of other associated...

Managing endometriosis symptoms isn’t easy. Because the symptoms can vary so much, it’s sometimes hard to know what you will need to get through the day. My symptoms aren’t restricted...

Living with chronic pain isn’t easy. Living with endometriosis, we’re all too familiar with this fact. The pelvic pain – especially when it feels like a barbed wire fence closing...

This won’t be huge news to anyone familiar with the disease, but it still takes an average of 7.5 years to receive an endometriosis diagnosis. I began experiencing symptoms since...

Chronic pain is a commonly reported symptom of endometriosis, perhaps the symptom with the most direct impact on quality of life. Stress can make this pain worse. I want to...

We know that the days living with endometriosis can be challenging. Some days we’re in pain that feels inescapable. Other days we’re running around to doctor’s appointments and tests. We...

While many individuals believe a hysterectomy is a cure for endometriosis, it is not. Unfortunately, there is no known cure for endometriosis yet. Despite a hysterectomy, endometriosis may recur. I...

I rarely take naps. But I get very sleepy the few days before my period. And it’s not just regular endo fatigue. It’s "fall asleep in the middle of the...

Jessica Murnane shares about her own journey with endo and why she felt compelled to write this new book. When Jessica Murnane was diagnosed with endometriosis at the age of...

When we think about endometriosis symptoms, the first thing people think about is painful and heavy periods. It is true that endometriosis most commonly affects the uterus, resulting in heavy...

Endometriosis is a painful condition that can have many symptoms. It can be a grueling process to get a diagnosis and find treatments that help symptoms. In our 2021 Endometriosis...

When I think of my support system in managing a chronic illness like endometriosis, I think of my husband (and my medical team, of course). He will make himself available...

Whenever we have pain, abdominal, or anywhere else in the body, we often rub it intuitively for some relief – and for good reason. There are a number of mechanisms...