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June 4, 2010 - Examiner Website

Scientific Symposium Sheds Light on Endometriosis

An in-depth report on the EFA's May 20th inaugural conference, which illuminated ground-breaking research on the devastating disease.

June 3, 2010 - Health Magazine

Get Endometriosis Diagnosed Early

EFA cofounder Padma Lakshmi says her one health regret is that her endometriosis did not get diagnosed decades earlier, as it should have been and at last was after she was finally referred to cofounder Tamer Seckin, MD.

June 3, 2010 - Better TV

Help Support Women Suffering from Endometriosis

Cofounder Padma Lakshmi shares how her Dial NutriSkin partnership enables you to help financially support
the Endometriosis Foundation of America.

June 3, 2010 - About Website

After Decades of Endometriosis Pain, a Positive Step for Women

What made Padma Lakshmi decide to create with her doctor Tamer Seckin, MD,
the Endometriosis Foundation of America

June 2, 2010 - MedPageToday Website

The Costs of Endometriosis

Endometriosis, a leading cause of female infertility, annually costs the United States an estimated $22 billion--whichdoes not include a woman's personal or indirect costs, such as not being able to go to work or school, or being less productive, because of the painful illness.  In this op-ed article, EFA Advisory Boardmember Lone Hummelshoj suggests a way that worldwide we can deal with these costs.

May 28, 2010 - Medscape (WebMD)

Link between Endometriosis and Cancer

Women with endometriosis appear to be more likely to develop certain types of cancer like ovarian cancer. What scientists know about the link -- and why it might occur -- were the focus of a session at the EFA's inaugural medical symposium, May 20th.  Although there appears to be an elevated risk for ovarian cancer in women with endometriosis, it was emphasized that these women should not become anxious about it.

May 27, 2010 - Village Tattler Website

Huntington, NY, Woman Wins EFA's Endometriosis-Awareness Essay Contest

When you read Laura Baldi-Kuhn's "That Was Then... Today We Have a Voice.  Today We Have Hope" essay, which her local newspaper republished, you'll understand why she won the EFA's "Take Back the Day" Endometriosis-Awareness Essay Contest.

May 24, 2010 - Do Something Website

How can youth take a stand today for an overlooked, debilitating disease that affects millions of women?

This site for young volunteers produced a text story as well as video interviews of EFA cofounders Padma Lakshmi and Tamer Seckin, MD, concerning just that topic and also May 20th's Second Annual Blossom Ball, designed to raise both awareness and funds for the Foundation.

May 24, 2010 - That's Fit (AOL News) Website

Exercise and Endometriosis Pain-Relief

EFA cofounder Padma Lakshmi says that boxing has been a major part of her post-pregnancy fitnessregime.  And the Foundation's Dr. Seckin suggests that similar, vigorous,  aerobic exercise really helps to alleviate endometriosis pain and discomfort.

May, 22, 2010 - MedPageToday Website

Endometriosis Has Major Effect on Lives of Women

About 176 million women ages 15 to 49 worldwide, and eight million in the United States, have the painful condition endometriosis.  And uncertainty about its cause, a lack of effective prevention or cure and delays in diagnosis and treatment all contribute to a major societal impact of the disease, reported EFA Advisory Boardmember Lone Hummelshoj at the Foundation's first medical conference, May 20th.  Her related interviews in text and also video format follow.

May 17, 2010 - HealthRadio.net

The "Right Questions" Doctors Should Ask Patients Concerning Endometriosis & More
If a physician does not ask a patient the "right questions," endometriosis diagnosis can be missed, indicates Dr. Seckin during this brief "Ask Dr. DeSilva" show interview. Dr. Seckin also defines what questions that physicians should ask patients and more.

May 13, 2010 - Today Show (NBC) Interview

Padma's Struggle with Endometriosis
Cofounder Padma talks on NBC-TV's Today show about her struggle with and victory over painful endometriosis.

May 13, 2010 - Doctor Radio Show (Sirius XM) Interview

Stem Cells & Other New Developments in Endometriosis Research

At one point in this hour-long interview, EFA's Tamer Seckin, MD, suggests that scientists who are investigating stem cells may some day develop a treatment which can identify cells that lead to painful endometriosis and perhaps block their effects. He earlier discussed other, novel research developments and the EFA's May 20th Medical Conference.

April 1, 2010 - WCBS-AM (CBS)

A Timely Diagnosis
Endometriosis can cause a woman excruciating pain with her period and also sex, but early diagnosis and treatment can make a difference in her quality of life, suggests Dr. Seckin during this brief "Health and Well Being Report" interview.

April 1, 2010, WPIX-TV (CW)

Padma Embraces Inner Beauty for a Cause
For this MORNING NEWS television interview and blog post, Cofounder Padma Lakshmi discusses her partnership with Dial to promote its new, nationally available "NutriSkin Body Wash" soap brand and support the EFA--for each consumer who logs on to DialSoap.com, Dial will donate $1 to the EFA

March 31, 2010, WCBS-AM (CBS)

Endometriosis--A "Woman's Period Gone Wrong"
Dr. Seckin talks about the challenges of endometriosis diagnosis and treatment during this brief "Health & Well Being Report" interview.

March 31, 2010, WCBS-AM (CBS)

Endometriosis In-Depth
Dr. Seckin talks about the mission of the EFA, why the "challenges" of endometriosis attracted him to specialize in the field for over 20 years and additional, related topics, during this approximately 13-minute "Health & Well Being Report" interview.

March 29, 2010, WWD (Women's Wear Daily)

Padma Blossoms for a Cause
Cofounder Padma Lakshmi has designed from her jewelry line special-edition Jasmine Flower earrings, 20 percent of the sale proceeds of which will benefit the EFA. The Foundation will hold its next, annual, Blossom Ball fundraiser, May 20, 2010, at the New York Public Library.

March 22, 2010, FOXNews.com (FOX)

Are Birth Control Pills Helpful for Endometriosis Treatment?
EFA Medical Advisory Boardmember Harry Reich, MD, discusses whether birth control pills are helpful for endometriosis treatment during this brief "Headline Health"/"Strategy Room Live" Webcast.

March 17, 2010, Examiner.com

EFA to Present a Landmark Endometriosis Symposium
The Endometriosis Foundation of America will present a landmark endometriosis symposium at the prestigious New York Academy of Sciences in Manhattan, on March 20, 2010

March 11, 2010 - LifeScript.com

At Last a Diagnosis

Padma Lakshmi's long, painful endometriosis struggle finally was alleviated after she met Tamer Seckin, MD.

March 1, 2010 - New York Nonstop (WNBC-TV/NBC)

Endometriosis: A Leading Cause of Female Infertility

Dr. Seckin and a patient talk about endometriosis, a leading cause of female infertility, as well as treatment for it.

February 27, 2010 - Examiner.com

EFA "Continues the Fight" to Increase Knowledge about Endometriosis

Endometriosis Awareness Month is celebrated worldwide every March.  This story about the annual observance also cites the Endometriosis Foundation of America as an organization that continues "to raise awareness about the illness and advocate for early diagnosis and intervention"

February 5, 2010 - WomansDay.com

Endometriosis Awareness

Padma Lakshmi champions endometriosis awareness and staying fit with diet and exercise

January 26, 2010 - HealthRadio.net

What Can Be Done to Treat or Possibly Prevent Endometriosis

Dr. Seckin during this interview is called an "expert in the field of endometriosis."  He discusses the condition and what can be done to treat or possibly prevent it

January 7, 2010 - Doctor Radio Show (Sirius XM) Interview

Endometriosis Symptoms and Who to Go to for Help

At one point in this hour-long interview, EFA's Tamer Seckin, MD, describes endometriosis symptoms--such as pain with your period, and with sex, to begin with. He also suggests who a woman should turn to for help if she thinks that she has the disease.

January 5, 2010 - Yahoo.com/Shine

Not All Menstrual Pain Is "Normal"

Talk to your gynecologist and don't assume that all menstrual pain is "normal," says Dr. Seckin

December 4, 2009 - Boston Globe

EFA Joins with MIT to Fight Endometriosis Anew

Like scores of women before them, MIT Professor Linda Griffith and Padma Lakshmi both endured debilitating blows from endometriosis. But along with Tamer Seckin, MD, and others, they're teaming up to take aim at the illness--with science, for starters.

December 8, 2009 - MIT News

MIT Audience Encouraged to Break the Silence about Endometriosis
Padma Lakshmi, actress and "Top Chef" host admits to an MIT crowd that it feels a little odd to talk about her period in front of an audience of total strangers. But she has realized that sharing her own, painful history with endometriosis could help other women who suffer from the disease.

December 7, 2009 - ABCNews.com

Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi Gets Personal to Spotlight a Cause
Lakshmi and her surgeon Tamer Seckin, MD, appear at MIT to raise awareness about endometriosis

December 7, 2009 - Reuters

Turning Struggles with An Illness into Awareness about Defeating It
"I remember school dances that I didn't go to, mid-terms I failed and family occasions that I missed," says Padma Lakshmi, who along with Tamer Seckin, MD, is a driving force behind the Endometriosis Foundation of America's push to get researchers at MIT and elsewhere to develop new treatments for the illness that she shares with millions of women.

December 7, 2009 - WomensDay.com

MIT's New Endometriosis Research Center Gets Top Support from EFA
Padma Lakshmi and her surgeon Tamer Seckin, MD, hope MIT's new Center for Gynepathology Research will ensure that more doctors can help women not suffer endometriosis as she did,

Monday November 16, 2009 - Press Release

ENDOMETRIOSIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA NAMES CARI SIETSTRA, ACTING DIRECTOR, & CAROLYN GOLTRA, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
NEW YORK, NY -- The Endometriosis Foundation of America (EFA), www.endofound.org, announced today that it has named Cari Sietstra, JD, Acting Director, and Carolyn Goltra, Director of Development, effective immediately.

Thursday October 1, 2009 - As given exclusively to Us Weekly…

Model, Author, and Emmy Nominated Padma Lakshmi confirms that she is carrying her first child after years of struggling with Endometriosis, a cause for which she has co-founded the Endometriosis Foundation of America (www.endofound.org). As a result of her condition, this pregnancy has been referred to by her physician as nothing short of a medical miracle, and due to its delicate nature, we ask/implore the press to respect Ms. Lakshmi's privacy at this time.

August 3, 2009, I Am Modern - When Painful Periods Mean Something Else

EFA founders Dr. Tamer Seckin, MD and Padma Lakshmi discuss endometriosis symptoms and treatment with I Am Modern’s Val Cavalheri.

September 2009, Web MD - Recipe for Success: Padma Lakshmi

Top Chef host and EFA founder Padma Lakshmi dishes on food, fame, and her struggles with endometriosis -- plus she shares two delectable recipes. 

June 22, 2009, NY1 - TV Host Sheds Light On Painful Women's Disease

A local foundation and TV celebrity are raising awareness about a painful, rarely-discussed condition that affects the reproductive systems of millions of women.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - Newsweek.com

Why is actress, author and Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi talking about a very unglamorous disease like endometriosis? For her the problem--a hidden pain--began when she was a teenager.

Tuesday April 21, 2009 - InStyle

Endometriosis Foundation of America founder Padma Lakshmi (in Alberta Ferretti) welcomed guests like Helena Christensen (in Thakoon) to the First Annual Blossom Ball, held at The Prince George Ballroom in New York City.

Tuesday April 21, 2009 - AOL News

Padma Lakshmi, the host of television's 'Top Chef,' is creating a public cause out of a common but often misunderstood health problem -- one that she battled herself.

Friday April 17, 2009 - New York Post Article

PADMA Lakshmi once suffered from endometriosis, a painful condition affecting millions of women, and now she's fighting it. "[It's] a silent epidemic," the "Top Chef" hottie says.

Wednesday April 15, 2009 - People Magazine Article

Padma Lakshmi is turning a personal medical drama into a form of social outreach.

The Top Chef host, 38, has started foundation to raise awareness about endometriosis – a condition affecting women's reproductive health – after her own experience of having a successful operation and making a full recovery.

Wednesday April 15, 2009 - InTouch Weekly

She may have been a gorgeous model, but Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi didn’t always feel so beautiful on the inside. “I went through years of chronic pain until I met Dr. Tamer Seckin, who literally changed the quality of my life,” says Padma....

Monday April 13, 2009 - Press Release

Nonprofit Dedicated to Education, Early Diagnosis and Treatment of "Silent Epidemic" That Affects 10 Million Women, Adolescent Girls; Org.'s First Annual Fundraising Ball Occurs April 20, 2009

NEW YORK, NY -- April 13, 2009 -- Padma Lakshmi and Dr Tamer Seckin today announce their partnership to form the nonprofit organization Endometriosis Foundation of America (EFA), www.endofound.org. Endometriosis affects nearly 10 million women and adolescent girls in the United States and can cause debilitating menstrual periods, infertility and health concerns.