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There seems to be an interesting link between gut health and endometriosis. Research has shown that gut-focused hypnotherapy might be able to reduce symptoms associated with irritable bowel syndrome (also...

The 2022 Ultimate Endo Care Package Giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest! This year's 2022 Endometriosis.net Awareness Month theme is Our Pain is Real. Living with an...

Sometimes, being on the asexual spectrum can mean not receiving the health care that you need and deserve. Gemma Rutterford, a 34-year-old cis woman living outside Oxford, England, discovered her...

Since my endometriosis diagnosis, I have told myself I am much more than my illness and that it won’t define me. Something I am sure we have all expressed or...

“Congratulations! You’re not crazy.” That’s what my excision specialist told me on the phone after my last surgery. He’d gotten the pathology results back, and one of the eight “suspicious”...

Life with endometriosis often requires a lot of patience. We step back and take very long breaths every time someone tells us “you don’t look ill”. We exhale even deeper...

The road to conceiving a baby can be a long one. Like months and sometimes even years long. It’s not the case for everyone, but there are more people than...

When I first told my psychiatrist how I felt exhausted and anxious during my period, she recommended that I create a "Period Playlist" as a self-care tool. "It's not like...

Some days I’m OK with being single, others not so much. Yes, it is incredibly bothersome when I am mid-flare-up and have no one to go buy me some ice...

Recently, my partner and I went up to Perthshire in Scotland. It was kind of a spontaneous trip that was triggered by a specific bakery we wanted to visit. I...

Eating for endometriosis can sometimes feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. Often my clients come to me having cut out a couple of food groups entirely or feeling...

I am hitting the two-year mark of my hysterectomy, which has made me think back to what a struggle it was to even find a surgeon willing to do it...

Jessica has endometriosis, and Chris is her partner. Together they find ways to manage the condition and support each other through its challenges. Below they discuss where to start when...

This last year has been a challenge for many of us. In my case, staying in most of the time meant that my levels of fitness went down a notch...

Is dairy good or is it bad for you? This is a question I received from one of my nutrition coaching clients who were struggling with endometriosis, PCOS, and along...

There are a number of different treatment options for endometriosis. These include surgery, the contraceptive pill, the Mirena coil, GnRH agonists, and dietary changes, amongst others. Unfortunately, endometriosis, which can...

I recently discussed three ways that the stress of living with endometriosis can impact gut health and lead to what we call the endo belly. I really recommend you read...

Over the past several years, "What's in my bag" videos and pictures have trended online. In these posts, people empty out the contents of their purses or backpack to provide...

Endometriosis is complicated, but that doesn’t mean management always has to be. I have many new clients who come to me worried that they have something more complex going on...

In your endometriosis journey, has a doctor ever asked you to try danazol? During my more than 20 years as an endometriosis patient, I’d never heard of it until I...