Resource Materials
YOU can help us raise endometriosis awareness!Please click on the individual links to download free copies of outreach & resource materials. For our most recent press kit, please contact us. |
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EFA BrochureIncludes basic information about endometriosis and its treatment, as well as information about the EFA and our mission. |
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Killer Cramps Are Not Normal Awareness Poster |
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EFA Medical Brochure |
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EFA Blossom Ball 2013 |
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EFA Medical Conference 2013 |
Consider Endometriosis Tool Kit |
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| Symptoms of endometriosis can be difficult for young women to identify or articulate. After initial screening/assessment in a school or clinic setting, it is important to empower patients and students with tools to advocate for themselves. The "Consider Endometriosis" Tool Kit is designed for this purpose. These materials will be revised periodically; please check back regularly for the most updated version. |
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Endometriosis Screening ToolThese screening questions are designed to be administered by nurses and/or other health care providers in a school, university, or clinic environment. Instructions for use are included. If a young woman answers "yes" to two or more of these questions, follow up assessment is strongly recommended. The "Consider Endometriosis" worksheet below is designed for this purpose. |
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Endometriosis Assessment Guide - Approved for use in NYC Public SchoolsThis assessment guide, as approved by NYC School Nursing Administration, may replace the "Endometriosis Screening Tool". Instructions for use are included. If a young woman answers "yes" to two or more of these questions, follow up assessment is strongly recommended. The "Consider Endometriosis" worksheet below is designed for this purpose. |
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Consider Endometriosis Worksheet / Tips for Getting Proper CareStudents/patients may need guidance completing this worksheet and must be encouraged to share results with a trusted health care provider. If a young woman is experiencing symptoms listed in the survey, additional interventions for diagnosis should be scheduled, as these symptoms are an indication that endometriosis, or another disease process, may be the cause. This worksheet, along with "Personal Pain Profile", is desgined to assist in opening the discussion for, and scheduling of, diagnostic procedures with a qualified physician. Tips to prepare for a physician appointment are also provided. Patients are encouraged to seek appropriate and compassionate help, even if it is necessary to elicit a second, third, or fourth opinion. Every patient should be given choices and appropriate information in order to make an informed decision on the type of treatment that his right for them.
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Personal Pain Profile / Daily Symptom Tracker
This two part tool (including body pain map & cyclic calendar) is designed to enable young woman to easily track pain and other symptoms associated with endometriosis. This information is most helpful to endometriosis specialists when collected for a minimum of three months. |
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NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Emmy-nominated television host of Bravo's Top Chef and award-winning author, Padma Lakshmi, and world-renowned endometriosis surgeon, Tamer Seckin, MD, are set to host the Fifth Annual Blossom Ball to benefit the Endometriosis Foundation of America (EFA). Now beginning their milestone fifth year with the foundation, they share a continued goal of raising disease awareness and generating funding for research. The gala will be held on Monday, March 11, 2013, at Capitale in New York City located at 130 Bowery.
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