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Run a quick Google search on the best supplements to take for endometriosis and you end up with roughly 13,500,000 results. Apparently, there’s a lot to say when it comes...

In 2014, whilst going through IVF, I started to experience a lot of pain. At the time, I thought it was the IVF medications irritating my endometriosis. However, the pain...

Painful sex, medically known as dyspareunia, is associated with endometriosis. Pain experienced during sex or upon penetration only adds further burden to the infinite physical and psychological issues experienced by...

Recently, my doctor put me on a new type of medication, Duloxetine. The aim was to target some of my physical pain, more specifically, to manage anything falling under the...

I’m a huge proponent of raising awareness for endometriosis. With more awareness, we can hope to get a diagnosis earlier. People with endometriosis will be treated with more compassion and...

Do you ever wonder what you did with all your time before you got sick? Living with three chronic conditions – endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, and multiple sclerosis, all of the...

Endometriosis is a complex disease. And the only way to see what’s really going on is with a laparoscopy. That’s when a doctor makes a small incision in your belly...

It’s fair to say our love was founded on sugar and strengthened by caffeine.  If endometriosis weren’t a factor, most of our weekends would be spent nestled up in some...

Supporting someone who has a chronic illness like endometriosis means different things for different people. It can mean physical support to cover when symptoms are bad, or emotional support when...

If you’ve struggled more with endometriosis symptoms during the pandemic, you’re not alone. A new survey describes how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people living with endometriosis. Not surprisingly, people...

We all know what it is like to dread our periods and the nightmare of trying to plan around them. I am sure we all have some failure horror stories...

Some studies have suggested that diet and support our journey in managing endometriosis. In particular fiber tends to play a key role. A fiber-rich diet can not only support our...

When you think of conceiving a baby, it’s easy to have a vision of a romantic evening with our significant other that’s filled with passion and romance. And then there’s...

If you have experienced medical gaslighting, here are a few tips that might help: It’s easy for me to sit here and tell you to take a step back from...

Some of my right-sided pain started getting a lot worse about six years ago, especially with exercise. Sex started to hurt again, too. I was sure these issues were related...

Endometriosis pain is something I do not wish on anyone. It is one of the hardest pains to explain though, to those not dealing with it. Most doctors try to...

Our society is obsessed with dieting and exercising, shaming those who are even the slightest overweight. Some of this is luckily changing as the body positivity movement is trying to...

As an endometriosis patient, I’ve often said “nothing works” or “there is no use” whenever the subject of treatment comes up. Curling in excruciating pain, or horizontal with no strength...

Jessica has endometriosis, and Chris is her partner. Together, they battle endometriosis as a team. Jessica and Chris discuss the changing nature of managing endometriosis, and how their knowledge, hopes...

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