It’s difficult to describe pain. When we talk to our doctors, we usually try to describe pain with words like “sharp” or “dull,” or by using a pain scale from one to 10. I’ve never felt I’ve been able ...

Endometriosis is a chronic disease where tissue from the uterus (endometrium) begins to grow outside of the uterus.This causes lesions or nodules which can lead to intense pain (particularly during ...

It’s Endometriosis Awareness Month. An entire month in which patients, charities, and organizations share information on the disease to raise much-needed awareness. But why does endometriosis need ...

For the past 18 months I have felt painfully unwell. Interstitial cystitis, you may assume.Or perhaps small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (), or even anxiety.Yes to all three, but there’s something ...

Endometriosis patients with thyroid dysfunction may have increased risk of more intense chronic pain and increased disease severity, a study suggests. The study, “Role of thyroid dysimmunity and ...

Taking a patient-centered approach could help overcome a historical racial bias in the U.S. that endometriosis mostly affects white women and improve overall patient management, a study suggests.. The ...

Multidisciplinary approaches addressing all patient needs and greater disease awareness are needed to improve care, diagnosis and development of treatments for people with endometriosis, according to ...

Did you know that up to 70 million Americans are struggling with sleep deprivation? If you have endometriosis, you’re probably familiar with insomnia, or “painsomnia,” as it’s commonly referred to ...

Although treatment with dienogest, duphaston, or Esmya (ulipristal acetate) all decreased lesion size in a mouse model of endometriosis, dienogest was found to be the most effective of the three, a ...

In most cases, liver function tests stay in the normal range in patients with liver endometriosis. The endometrial lesions may be seen by ultrasound, CT, or MRI scans. In MRI and CT, the lesions may ...

In Canada, women with endometriosis often experience a delay of more than five years to get diagnosed, a large study reports.. The study, “ Prevalence, Symptomatic Burden, and Diagnosis of ...

So you finally took the plunge. You did the prep diet, you took the breath test, and you now have your small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) results in your hand. But what the heck do they mean?