Category: Patient Stories

When coping with endometriosis, it is important to address not only the physical symptoms but the mental and social consequences as well.

Parenting is difficult. Throw in a chronic illness like endometriosis and it about feels impossible. Adding insult to injury, some providers still think that pregnancy is a viable treatment for endometriosis! Little tidbit here: “Available data on the development of endometriosis during and after pregnancy show fewer beneficial effects than previously reported.

Endometriosis can impact every aspect on a person’s life and significantly affect a person’s quality of life. Below is a study that looked at the experiences and the impact of endometriosis on the study participants. You are not alone.

‘Endometriosis is so much worse than a bad period’: https://www.thelily.com/endometriosis-is-so-much-worse-than-a-bad-period/?fbclid=IwAR1g_4rQLNaMVBdUJyLE2YWoZHcRsW9KQCbgA8iA0tBtHIWieke7H_HzngM 

“Endometriosis: A Husband’s Perspective”: https://www.hormonesmatter.com/endometriosis-husbands-perspective-endo-husband/

We posted a request among the members of Nancy’s Nook to tell us the barriers to good endometriosis care they encountered. It garnered 250 rapid responses, powerful, angry, logical, expectant, perplexed, and wondering what is the matter with the industry