On this final day of Endometriosis Awareness Month, it is also Transgender Day of Visibility, and I stand firmly with my Trans Endometriosis Siblings in solidarity as we strive for changes toward equitable treatment in worldwide health care. Image courtesy endoqueer.com.

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Are redheads more prone to Endometriosis? In a 1995 study: It was concluded that “The results suggest an association between the occurrence of natural red hair and those factors that lead to the development of endometriosis.”https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7641926/ In a 2006 study: The study concluded, “we did not observe a significant relation between red hair color and […]

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Did you know? Autoimmune Diseases Tend To Cluster People with Endometriosis are more likely to have co-occurring autoimmune illnesses such as: The above is not a complete list.The chronically ill community, prone to dark humour as a coping mechanism, use pop-culture references to joke about it. Playing off of the Lay’s potato chip commercial, we […]

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“I feel so alone. Where can I find others who have Endometriosis?” The Internet has been a literal lifesaver for those of us who have little in-person support and/or who have been bed-bound for long periods of time due to Endometriosis. Some online areas where the Endometriosis community has recently been active are: Additionally, Steph […]

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Research Studies of Endometriosis and the COVID-19 Pandemic Does endometriosis increase susceptibility of COVID-19 Infections? – March, 2021https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12905-021-01270-z A study of 1,027 people in Tehran, Iran from May to July 2020 found that people with endometriosis who got sick with COVID-19 “had a lower frequency of asymptomatic and febrile infection, but higher frequency of other […]

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Did you know?Even in the 21st Century, the medical field still doesn’t know much about transgender men’s health – especially when it comes to Endometriosis. “Transgender men assigned female at birth but identifying as maleoften find themselves navigating a healthcare system that fails toadequately address their specific needs. Endometriosis, primarilyviewed as a “women’s issue”, is […]

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Stats on Endometriosis Depending on which site you visit online, you’ll read that Endometriosis affects: See the full quotes with links to their websites at: https://www.livingwithendometriosis.org/what-is-endometriosis/

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Worldwide Virtual Endometriosis Conference – March 23 -24, 2024 Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Disclaimers / site transparency:

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Did you know? Racism led to the belief that Endometriosis only develops in white career women who delay childbirth. The Endometriosis Summit writes: “Structural racism and implicit bias permeates many institutions throughout America, devastating the lives of African Americans.” EndoBlack writes: “Years of little research have caused medical professionals to believe that only “white women” […]

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The Mankoski Pain Scale was created by Andrea Mankoski.The full text of this pain scale can be found at: https://www.valis.com/andi/painscale.html, and is also available on the sidebar of this website.

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