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5 Women Share What It's Like to Have a Chronic Illness During the Coronavirus Pandemic

5 Women Share What It's Like to Have a Chronic Illness During the Coronavirus Pandemic

What women with chronic illness want healthy people to know during the COVID-19 crisis.

This Woman's Powerful Photo Series Shows What Endometriosis Pain Really Feels Like

Powerful Photos Show What Endometriosis Pain Feels Like, According to Women Who Have It

"My pain feels like there’s a sharp, hot needle inside me, being scraped against my internal organs."

What Exactly Is Endometriosis? Here's What an Ob-Gyn Wants Every Woman to Know

What Exactly Is Endometriosis? Here's What an Ob-Gyn Wants Every Woman to Know

The chronic disease can be extremely painful—but it's often treatable.

7 Endometriosis Symptoms You Should Never Ignore

7 Endometriosis Symptoms You Should Never Ignore

Doctors often brush off endometriosis symptoms as something less severe, but the condition affects up to 10% of women of childbearing age.

Everything You Need to Know About Endometriosis Treatment

Endometriosis Treatment Options Every Patient Should Know About

Specialists recommend considering these five strategies.

Women Are Sharing Unedited Belly Scar Photos to Show a Side of Endometriosis You Don't Usually See

Women Are Sharing Unedited Belly Scar Photos to Show a Side of Endometriosis You Don't Usually See

They're raising some much needed awareness about the condition.

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There Are 4 Stages of Endometriosis. Here's What Each One Means

There Are 4 Stages of Endometriosis. Here's What Each One Means

Experts use stages to classify endometriosis by severity, but the stage doesn't always correspond to a woman's pain and discomfort levels.

4 Women Share Intimate Photos to Reveal a Little-Known Symptom of Endometriosis

Women Are Sharing Photos of Their Bloated Bellies to Reveal a Little-Known Symptom of Endometriosis

They're calling it #endobelly—and it's emotionally and physically painful.

Endometriosis Isn't the Only Reason You Have Crazy Period Pain

What's the Difference Between Adenomyosis and Endometriosis?

This Woman's Terrible Pain Was Misdiagnosed for 7 Years Before She Found Out She Had Endometriosis

When I Told My Doctor I Thought I Had Endometriosis, He Said, 'Stop Practicing Google Medicine'

What to Do if You Think You Have Endometriosis

What to Do if You Think You Have Endometriosis

How Having a Hysterectomy at 17 Changed My Life

How Having a Hysterectomy at 17 Changed My Life

The Dangerous Myths That Prevent Me From Getting the Endometriosis Care I Need

"We are ignored because women’s bodies are devalued."

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The Foods Tia Mowry Cut From Her Diet to Soothe Her Endometriosis Symptoms

The Foods Tia Mowry Cut From Her Diet to Soothe Her Endometriosis Symptoms

Halsey Opens Up About Her Endometriosis Struggle Following Painful Surgery

Halsey Opens Up About Her Endometriosis Struggle Following Painful Surgery

Does Period Sex Raise Your Risk of Endometriosis?

Does Period Sex Raise Your Risk of Endometriosis?