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Recently, it seemed like everyone was raving about bone broth. It seemed to cure just about everything that could possible ale you. Enthusiasts were starting their day with a cup...

I constantly talk about the pain endometriosis causes me as I live and deal with it. It's horrible, I've said it a million times. I've talked about it, described it...

We don’t know for sure the exact effects of food on endometriosis, but there are certainly a lot of compelling testimonies from women living with endometriosis who are finding symptom...

Throughout my journey with endometriosis, many non-sufferers have come to me with all sorts of speculations. I would get the feeling that they were trying to cure me. Most know...

I didn’t know it at the time, but by mid-2017, I had the perfect opportunity to evaluate the relationship between my stress levels and my endometriosis. I’d just left a...

When I was diagnosed with endometriosis, I was never prepared for my period. It always took me by surprise, I had no idea how long my cycle was, and my...

I remember the days - pre-laparoscopy - at work with debilitating pain from endometriosis. The cramps made it difficult to even walk to a coworker's office just down the hall...

While I'm normally a Midwest sea-level gal, my husband and I decided to spend a year living in Colorado. Our apartment sat at 9,000 feet. When you're above 5,000 feet...

When I first started dealing with the pain of endometriosis, I was barely in high school. We continued to try specialist after specialist, because nobody wanted to admit that a...

Read Part 1 here Earlier this year, actress and show producer Lena Dunham caused a stir when she published an article in Vogue, admitting to a hysterectomy she had in...

Flare-ups are fairly common for endometriosis patients and are one of the worst sides of this disease. It’s when this illness stops being invisible. Like fireworks, but bad, extremely bad...

As the partner of someone with endometriosis, I am in a position to help them improve their condition, and take control of their symptoms. There’s not much I can do...

Living in west Texas and newlywed is one of my fondest memories.  After graduating from college, I married a tall, strapping man and began my educational career as a middle...

At age 11, my period began. It was devastating to me because none of my friends were experiencing it yet. I felt alone and embarrassed. Granny panties and pads big...

Five years ago, finding anything about treating endometriosis naturally through lifestyle changes or nutrition took going down an Internet rabbit hole. These days, you just have to use a couple...

I am a longtime writer. Whether it be poetry, essays, journalism or fiction- I love putting pen to paper and coming up with new and interesting ways to word things...

As most women with endometriosis know now (thanks to the huge community and amount of resources we have), a hysterectomy does not cure the disease. In fact, just removing the...

Organic. Local. Seasonal. Non-GMO. These are all the labels and standards I've come to follow with food over the years. It's been a great way to clean up my diet...

Lupron Depot injections are one of the treatment options available to individuals with endometriosis. The injections are offered in a monthly and an every three month injection, at different strengths...

Doctors, often male, are notorious for dismissing female pain. Throughout history, women have been labeled hysterical for pretty much everything. But the first surgeon to diagnose and treat my endometriosis was...