How to live with endometriosis

Endometriosis can have severe impacts on a person’s health and wellbeing, with a wide variety of symptoms. So what is actually happening in the body when someone has endometriosis? In this first episode of a three-part series, medical experts explain what endometriosis is, its sy ...  Show more

Despite impacting over 190 million women worldwide, endometriosis is poorly understood and under-diagnosed. It takes an average of 7.5 years for someone to get a diagnosis. In this second episode, we explain why endometriosis is so hard to diagnose. Even the experts don’t know wh ...  Show more

Chances are you know someone with endometriosis, or perhaps you’re affected yourself. But despite its incredibly high prevalence, endo remains almost criminally understudied, undertreated, and underacknowledged. In this episode, we aim to shed light on many aspects of endometrios ...  Show more

Endometriosis is a super common condition, affecting 1 in 9 women, yet it often takes an average of 7 years to get a diagnosis. Which means so many women are left suffering with often debilitating symptoms for far too long. That's why it' ...

Severe period pain, infertility and even depression - living with endometriosis can have serious effects on quality of life. Will new technologies finally yield therapy for those with the condition? Joining Jonathan to discuss this is Dr Kate Lawrenson, associate professor in the ...  Show more

For people with endometriosis—a mysterious disease where endometrial tissue grows outside of the uterus—medical visits can be especially frustrating. It takes some patients years (on average, ten years) to get a diagnosis and treatment options are limited. There are currently no ...  Show more