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Yale School of Medicine and the J. B. Pierce Laboratory are currently recruiting women for a NIH-funded research study that focuses on cardiovascular disease (CVD) and endometriosis. Link to research abstract in the comments. Contact [email protected] for more information.

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Exciting news: CT State Representative Jillian Gilchrest will be launching an endometriosis work group next week. We look forward to sharing updates in the near future.

Great news for advocacy efforts as Let's Talk Period host & Endofound ambassador, Diana Falzone, speaks with State Representative Jillian Gilchrest about the launch of an working group later this month in Connecticut. The group will be meeting every two weeks in the hopes of making recommendations for the legislature and focusing on education.

Learn more & watch the latest EndoTV here: https://youtu.be/COebfq9J_iI

Definitely a step in the right direction. Would love for them to include information on endometriosis and its symptoms on the stall doors in all middle and high school bathrooms!

Looking for a way to support the ACOG protest?

The recent statement issued by the ACOG to the endometriosis community is meaningless. The cumulative effects of endometriosis in our nation represents a public health crisis which deserves the response of a comprehensive action plan for early detection and treatment by properly trained physicians and specialists. We deserve better. We demand change.

Click on this link to learn how you can participate in person or virtually on April 5th and 6th.

ENDOMETRIOSIS PATIENT PROTEST AGAINST ACOG We demand that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) address the endometriosis care crisis. In the U.S., patients see an average of 8 doctors over 10 years before diagnosis. Due to lack of proper education and training among the approximately 58,000 OBGYN providers in the U....

Breaking Down Barriers in Endometriosis Care By Casey Berna, LICSW Endometriosis is a disease that impacts 1 in 10 women. Endometriosis can take 7-10 years to get diagnosed due to a striking lack of information regarding the disease in both the medical community and society at large. 40% of all women struggling with infertility struggle with e...

Have you signed the petition yet? This is an important one.

Thank you, Casey Berna, for all the hard work you do on behalf of the Endometriosis patient community.

https://www.causes.com/actions/1789268-sign-the-petition-to-we-are-petitioning-the-american-congress-of-obstetricians-and-gynecologists-acog

Endometriosis Advocates Are Demanding Better Treatment, and You Can Help There's a simple way to get involved.

Public television Series Second opinion on Endometriosis
Dr. Tamer Seckin explains it in detail

Tune in today to Second Opinion (PBS) as Tamer Seckin, MD., founder of the Endometriosis Foundation of America (EFA) joins host Peter Salgo, MD. (nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host), and Lisa Harris, MD., Vice President of Medical Affairs & Chief Medical Officer at Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital to discuss endometriosis. Joining them is patient Ruta Sankalis-Biteman who shares her endometriosis journey, and the challenges she experienced getting a proper diagnosis and effective treatment.


Read More:
http://www.drseckin.com/public-television-series-second-opinion-on-endometriosis-dr-tamer-seckin-explains-it-in-detail

Why Are So Many Doctors Misdiagnosing Endometriosis? Every year, millions of American women are told that they have IBS, ovarian cysts, or dismissively, hypochondria. But they don't.

What It Feels Like to Have Endometriosis - Women's Health Casey Berna experienced years of excruciating periods, infertility issues and many misdiagnoses before finally getting the right diagnosis:...

No blood should hold us back.

Finally a sanitary pad advertisement done right! It's bloody awesome