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Testing for small intestine bacterial overgrowth isn’t necessarily straightforward. Before you consider ordering an at home test, it’s helpful to understand the limitations and nuances of testing so you can...

I learned about "painsomnia" from Dawn Gibson, a fellow health advocate who writes for AnkylosingSpondylitis.net. Like the name suggests, it's pain that keeps you up at night. Gibson and I don't...

As a human being, I am supposed to be a social animal. However, when I am suffering from a painful endometriosis flare-up, there is very little social about me. Yet...

Trying to get pregnant, especially with a history of endometriosis, is an uncertain road. There are a lot of unknowns and what if’s... the biggest one being "Will it really...

When my gynecologist told me that I needed surgery to alleviate my endometriosis symptoms, the only thing that calmed me was how matter-of-factly she said it. As if this was...

For as long as I can remember, I have had some sort of pelvic pain. The type of pain that would just radiate down the legs. As a kid, I...

When we think of workplace accommodations, we often think that this means special chairs, or adaptable keyboards, or ergonomic mice. In the context of endometriosis, these don’t help that much...

Endometriosis is a condition in which tissue similar to the endometrial lining grows outside of the uterus. It often grows on nearby reproductive organs like the ovaries or fallopian tubes...

I've had 5 laparoscopic surgeries to date, and, over the years, I’ve picked up a few tips for the recovery period that follows. Here's some things that might help you...

Endometriosis is a condition in which tissue similar to the tissue lining the uterus (the endometrium) grows outside of the uterus. Doctors believe the condition affects more than 11 percent...

The Connected Health Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! In the digital age, there are so many devices, websites, and technologies related to health. From fitness trackers...

As I've entered my late 30s, my pre-period symptoms have gotten pretty bizarre. I can't tell what's causing them, but experts think endometriosis-related pain is neuropathic and neuroinflammatory. That means...

As somebody who has had stage 4 endometriosis since I was 14, I have been aware of potential fertility issues for an extremely long time. This did not mean that...

Living with three autoimmune diseases and a long history of debilitating migraines, my medical insurance is on speed dial. Did the medication get approved? Did you receive the pre-authorization? How...

As an endometriosis patient, I have lived with menstrual irregularities all my life. And I am not alone in this. Ask anyone with this disease and they will list a...

Frozen pelvis is the most extensive form of deep infiltrative endometriosis. Endometriosis is a condition in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus (called the endometrium) implants and...

That endo belly? What if I told you it might not be all down to endometriosis alone? Recently, I shared my small intestine bacterial overgrowth diagnosis and my opinion that...

In September of 2019, Health Union (the parent company of Endometriosis.net) partnered with the US Pain Foundation for our first ever Chronic Pain In America survey to ask members of...