Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a condition in which tissue similar to your uterine lining grows outside your uterus and gets stuck to other organs or structures, often resulting in pain or infertility. READ MORE

Endometriosis

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Fast Facts: What You Need to Know About OB-GYN Robotic-Assisted Surgery

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Lifestyle and Dietary Changes for Endometriosis

Lifestyle and Dietary Changes for Endometriosis

Simple changes may make a big difference in the severity of your symptoms

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Is It Endometriosis or Endometrial Cancer?

How to tell the difference about these conditions with similar symptoms and what to do about it either way

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A Doctor Talked Me into Getting a Hysterectomy to Cure My Endometriosis. She Was Wrong.

I wish doctors had listened to me, and I wish I’d known to advocate for myself

Fast Facts: What You Need to Know About Endometriosis

Fast Facts: What You Need to Know About Endometriosis

It can take years for women to get diagnosed. Learn about the condition to get the help you need.

Q&A: A Patient’s Perspective on Uterine Health Conditions

Q&A: A Patient’s Perspective on Experiencing Uterine Health Conditions

HealthyWomen spoke with Heather Guidone about her experience being diagnosed with a uterine health condition

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Q&A: A Healthcare Provider’s Perspective on Diagnosing Uterine Health Conditions

HealthyWomen spoke with Mary Jane Minkin, M.D., about why uterine health conditions are so hard for healthcare providers to diagnose, and what patients can do to help

How to Choose Health Insurance When You Have Endometriosis

Health Insurance 101: How to Choose Health Insurance When You Have Endometriosis

If you have endometriosis, these are the 9 questions you need to ask when choosing health insurance

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Why Access to Contraception Matters for Women of All Ages

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Why Getting an Endometriosis Diagnosis Is Painfully Slow

Endometriosis affects 1 out of 10 women — but it’s still taboo, misunderstood and critically underfunded

Jacqueline Shaulis

It Took 3 Decades for Me to Receive an Endometriosis Diagnosis

Even though I had access to comprehensive healthcare and specialists, my symptoms were still dismissed

Tara, 2022

I Was Bleeding to Death on the Bathroom Floor — While the Medics Insisted I Couldn’t Afford the Ambulance Ride

I was having a medical emergency but racism, classism and sexism got in the way of my care

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