Our mission is to increase endometriosis awareness, fund landmark research, provide advocacy and support for patients, and educate the public and medical community.
Founders: Padma Lakshmi, Tamer Seckin, MD
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Endofound Org


The Endometriosis Foundation of America strives to increase disease recognition, provide advocacy, facilitate expert surgical training, and fund landmark endometriosis research. Engaged in a robust campaign to inform both the medical community and the public, the EndoFound places particular emphasis on the critical importance of early diagnosis and effective intervention while simultaneously providing education to the next generation of medical professionals and their patients.

EndoFound’s 2025 Virtual End Endo 5K Is Ready to Run!

EndoFound’s 2025 Virtual End Endo 5K Is Ready to Run!

When EndoFound relaunched its virtual End Endo 5K in 2024 after a two-year hiatus, organizers didn’t know how much interest it would generate. “We set a $30,000 goal, hoping we’d reach it, but we were absolutely blown away…

Notre Dame Grad and Harvard Law Student, Still with Debilitating Endometriosis After Two Surgeries, Will Run in the NYC Marathon

Notre Dame Grad and Harvard Law Student, Still with Debilitating Endometriosis After Two Surgeries, Will Run in the NYC Marathon

Caeli Jojola’s accomplishments over the past decade are extraordinary. She was her high school’s valedictorian. She graduated cum laude with a double major from the University of Notre Dame. She’s in her second year of law…

End Endo 5K 2022

End Endo 5K 2022

Join Team EndoFound for the fourth End Endo 5K! Find your own course to walk, run, hike, bike, or even roller-skate to help shine the spotlight on this disease and raise funds to change the course of endometriosis! The critical funds and awareness…

Your Pain is Real: Bindi Irwin says No Gaslighting, No Stigma — Just Truth About Endometriosis

Your Pain is Real: Bindi Irwin says No Gaslighting, No Stigma — Just Truth About Endometriosis

Bindi Irwin Knows Your Pain Is Real <p">When Bindi Irwin spoke on the BBC about her battle with endometriosis, she voiced what so many women have been waiting to hear: your pain is real. Her raw honesty cuts through decades of dismissal…

Endometriosis Foundation of America Mission Statement

Endometriosis Foundation of America Mission Statement

From its founding vision articulated by Dr. Seckin, the Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound) has been committed to nothing less than redefining the future of women’s reproductive health. Over the past 2 decades, EndoFound has…

Blossom Ball 2025: A Star-Studded Night for Endometriosis Awareness and Research

Blossom Ball 2025: A Star-Studded Night for Endometriosis Awareness and Research

Uniting for a Cure: Inside the 2025 Blossom Ball and the Fight Against Endometriosis A Night for Endometriosis Awareness and Research On May 15, 2025, the Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound) brought the 13th Annual Blossom Ball…

Tamer Seckin MD - Blossom Ball 2025

Tamer Seckin MD - Blossom Ball 2025

Blossom Ball 2025 - Endometriosis Foundation of AmericaMay 15, 2025Pierre Hotel in New York City Tamer Seckin, MD   Please welcome journalist, EndoFound Ambassador, and the executive producer and host of EndoTV, Diana Falzone. Evening,…

Fareed Zakaria - Blossom Ball 2025

Fareed Zakaria - Blossom Ball 2025

Blossom Ball 2025 - Endometriosis Foundation of AmericaMay 15, 2025Pierre Hotel in New York City Fareed Zakaria It is my really great pleasure and personal honor to introduce someone who has been part of the found journey from the beginning.…

Piraye Yurttas Beim PHD  - Blossom Ball 2025

Piraye Yurttas Beim PHD - Blossom Ball 2025

Blossom Ball 2025 - Endometriosis Foundation of AmericaMay 15, 2025Pierre Hotel in New York City Piraye Yurttas Beim PHD Tonight we honor not only a visionary leader in women's health, but also a dear friend and longtime member of the Endo…

Amy Schumer  - Blossom Ball 2025

Amy Schumer - Blossom Ball 2025

Blossom Ball 2025 - Endometriosis Foundation of AmericaMay 15, 2025Pierre Hotel in New York City   Tamer Seckin, MD So I have the greatest pleasure to the most prominent figure in television. She may be controversial at times, but she…

Leemor Joshua-Tor PhD. & David Tuveson, MD, PhD.

Leemor Joshua-Tor PhD. & David Tuveson, MD, PhD.

Blossom Ball 2025 - Endometriosis Foundation of AmericaMay 15, 2025Pierre Hotel in New York City Leemor Joshua-Tor, PhD. & David Tuveson, MD, PhD. Diana Falzone Thank you for watching. As you just saw, the launch of the Seckin Endometriosis…

Fọlákẹ́ Olówófôyekù - Blossom Ball 2025

Fọlákẹ́ Olówófôyekù - Blossom Ball 2025

Blossom Ball 2025 - Endometriosis Foundation of AmericaMay 15, 2025Pierre Hotel in New York City Fọlákẹ́ Olówófôyekù    Good evening. Good evening, good evening. Thank you. Oh, wow, wow, wow.…

Blossom Ball 2025

Blossom Ball 2025

Join us for an evening of impact & elegance at the 13th Annual Blossom Ball! Thursday, May 15th, 2025, 6pm - 11pm - The Pierre Hotel New York, NYCocktail Reception & Red Carpet 6:00 pmDinner & Awards 7:00 pm - 11:00pm Cocktail…

Lexie Stevenson - Blossom Ball 2025

Lexie Stevenson - Blossom Ball 2025

Blossom Ball 2025 - Endometriosis Foundation of AmericaMay 15, 2025Pierre Hotel in New York City Lexie Stevenson   Actress, singer, and EndoFound Advisory Board Chair Lexie Stevenson lit up the stage at the 13th Annual Blossom Ball with…

Blossom Ball 2025 - Patient Stories

Blossom Ball 2025 - Patient Stories

Amanda Michelle Bisack Growing up, I suffered from excruciatingly painful periods starting at a very young age. The  pain was so intense that I’d regularly have to miss day one to two days of school each month.  As I got older…

After a Quarter Century of Endometriosis Pain, Actress and Musician Fọlákẹ́ Olówófôyekù to Receive EndoFound’s Blossom Award

After a Quarter Century of Endometriosis Pain, Actress and Musician Fọlákẹ́ Olówófôyekù to Receive EndoFound’s Blossom Award

Fọlákẹ́ Olówófôyekù first experienced endometriosis symptoms as a teenager. Now 41, pain-free, and an outspoken advocate for those with the disease, Olówófôyekù will receive…

The Endometriosis Foundation of America Names Dr. Piraye Yurttas Beim as Chairperson of the Board of Directors

The Endometriosis Foundation of America Names Dr. Piraye Yurttas Beim as Chairperson of the Board of Directors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Endometriosis Foundation of America Names Dr. Piraye Yurttas Beim as Chairperson of the Board of Directors NEW YORK, NY (May 5, 2025) — The Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound) proudly announces the…

Endometriosis Foundation of America and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Launch $20 Million Seckin Endometriosis Research Center

Endometriosis Foundation of America and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Launch $20 Million Seckin Endometriosis Research Center

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2025 Endometriosis Foundation of America and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Launch $20 Million Seckin Endometriosis Research Center New York, NY  — The Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound)…

Seckin Endometriosis Research Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Seckin Endometriosis Research Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Scientific Impact & Publications A Historic Commitment to a Vastly Understudied Disease The establishment of the Seckin Endometriosis Research Center for Women's Health at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) marks a pivotal moment in the…

DAF Gifts

DAF Gifts

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Gifts from Wills

Gifts from Wills

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Gifts in Honor/Memory

Gifts in Honor/Memory

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Dr. Tamer Seckin Receives Endo Hero of the Year Award from Worldwide EndoMarch and AGCES

Dr. Tamer Seckin Receives Endo Hero of the Year Award from Worldwide EndoMarch and AGCES

NEW YORK, N.Y., April 1, 2025 — Dr. Tamer Seckin, internationally renowned endometriosis specialist and excision surgeon, received the 2025 Endo Hero of the Year Award this past weekend from Worldwide EndoMarch and the American &…

A Spoonful of Awareness: The Domestic Gourmet Brings Healing to Daytime TV

A Spoonful of Awareness: The Domestic Gourmet Brings Healing to Daytime TV

The Domestic Gourmet on set at NBC's WFLA-TV / WTTA-TV The CW Tampa Bay for Daytime TV Show! March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, and this year, awareness took center stage—right in the heart of a vibrant kitchen set on The Daytime…

Endometriosis 2025: Annual Patient Symposium

Endometriosis 2025: Annual Patient Symposium

16th Annual Patient Symposium Endometriosis 2025 Einhorn Auditorium Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City Purchase Patient Symposium 2025 Videos This year’s theme, "Your Mother Should Know," inspired by The Beatles, highlights the critical…

Opening Remarks - Carolyn Mayer, MPH

Opening Remarks - Carolyn Mayer, MPH

16th Annual Patient DayYour Mother Should Know, Your Doctor Should Know Better!Patient Day - March 2, 2025Einhorn AuditoriumLenox Hill Hospital, New York City Scientific DirectorDan Martin, MD Program DirectorTamer Seckin, MD   Good…

From First Cramps to Chronic Pain: Understanding the Timeline of Endometriosis - Tamer Seckin, MD

From First Cramps to Chronic Pain: Understanding the Timeline of Endometriosis - Tamer Seckin, MD

16th Annual Patient DayYour Mother Should Know, Your Doctor Should Know Better!Patient Day - March 2, 2025Einhorn AuditoriumLenox Hill Hospital, New York City Scientific DirectorDan Martin, MD Program DirectorTamer Seckin, MD   Very…

My Endometriosis Journey - Piraye Beim, PhD

My Endometriosis Journey - Piraye Beim, PhD

16th Annual Patient DayYour Mother Should Know, Your Doctor Should Know Better!Patient Day - March 2, 2025Einhorn AuditoriumLenox Hill Hospital, New York City Scientific DirectorDan Martin, MD Program DirectorTamer Seckin, MD Thank you,…

Patient Panel -Adolescent Endo: A Family's Journey

Patient Panel -Adolescent Endo: A Family's Journey

16th Annual Patient DayYour Mother Should Know, Your Doctor Should Know Better!Patient Day - March 2, 2025Einhorn AuditoriumLenox Hill Hospital, New York City Scientific DirectorDan Martin, MD Program DirectorTamer Seckin, MD So look,…

Provider Panel - Brain on Fire: When Endo Fans the Flames

Provider Panel - Brain on Fire: When Endo Fans the Flames

16th Annual Patient DayYour Mother Should Know, Your Doctor Should Know Better!Patient Day - March 2, 2025Einhorn AuditoriumLenox Hill Hospital, New York City Scientific DirectorDan Martin, MD Program DirectorTamer Seckin, MD All right…

So you say it's Benign: Ovarian Cysts - Amanda Chu, MD

So you say it's Benign: Ovarian Cysts - Amanda Chu, MD

16th Annual Patient DayYour Mother Should Know, Your Doctor Should Know Better!Patient Day - March 2, 2025Einhorn AuditoriumLenox Hill Hospital, New York City Scientific DirectorDan Martin, MD Program DirectorTamer Seckin, MD   All…

Egg Freezing & Endometriosis - Tomer Singer, MD

Egg Freezing & Endometriosis - Tomer Singer, MD

16th Annual Patient DayYour Mother Should Know, Your Doctor Should Know Better!Patient Day - March 2, 2025Einhorn AuditoriumLenox Hill Hospital, New York City Scientific DirectorDan Martin, MD Program DirectorTamer Seckin, MD Hello everybody.…

Patient Panel- The Long and Winding Road to Pregnancy: Endometriosis, IVF & Never Giving Up

Patient Panel- The Long and Winding Road to Pregnancy: Endometriosis, IVF & Never Giving Up

16th Annual Patient DayYour Mother Should Know, Your Doctor Should Know Better!Patient Day - March 2, 2025Einhorn AuditoriumLenox Hill Hospital, New York City Scientific DirectorDan Martin, MD Program DirectorTamer Seckin, MD One of the…

Provider Panel - Navigating Fertility with Endometriosis

Provider Panel - Navigating Fertility with Endometriosis

16th Annual Patient DayYour Mother Should Know, Your Doctor Should Know Better!Patient Day - March 2, 2025Einhorn AuditoriumLenox Hill Hospital, New York City Scientific DirectorDan Martin, MD Program DirectorTamer Seckin, MD I'm going…

Nourishing Your Genes: The Emerging Science of Genomics & Diet in Endometriosis - Semir Beyaz, PhD

Nourishing Your Genes: The Emerging Science of Genomics & Diet in Endometriosis - Semir Beyaz, PhD

16th Annual Patient DayYour Mother Should Know, Your Doctor Should Know Better!Patient Day - March 2, 2025Einhorn AuditoriumLenox Hill Hospital, New York City Scientific DirectorDan Martin, MD Program DirectorTamer Seckin, MD I'm going…

More Than Medicine: The Role of Acupuncture in Managing Endometriosis - Winnie Chan

More Than Medicine: The Role of Acupuncture in Managing Endometriosis - Winnie Chan

16th Annual Patient DayYour Mother Should Know, Your Doctor Should Know Better!Patient Day - March 2, 2025Einhorn AuditoriumLenox Hill Hospital, New York City Scientific DirectorDan Martin, MD Program DirectorTamer Seckin, MD So yeah.…

Panel - Beyond the Prescription Pad: Exploring Integrative Approaches to Endometriosis Relief

Panel - Beyond the Prescription Pad: Exploring Integrative Approaches to Endometriosis Relief

16th Annual Patient DayYour Mother Should Know, Your Doctor Should Know Better!Patient Day - March 2, 2025Einhorn AuditoriumLenox Hill Hospital, New York City Scientific DirectorDan Martin, MD Program DirectorTamer Seckin, MD   I'd…

Patient Panel - A Disease Without Borders: Why Endometriosis Requires a Team Approach

Patient Panel - A Disease Without Borders: Why Endometriosis Requires a Team Approach

16th Annual Patient DayYour Mother Should Know, Your Doctor Should Know Better!Patient Day - March 2, 2025Einhorn AuditoriumLenox Hill Hospital, New York City Scientific DirectorDan Martin, MD Program DirectorTamer Seckin, MD   Alright…

Hormones, Birth Control, and Endometriosis: What You Need to Know - Drorit Or, MD

Hormones, Birth Control, and Endometriosis: What You Need to Know - Drorit Or, MD

16th Annual Patient DayYour Mother Should Know, Your Doctor Should Know Better!Patient Day - March 2, 2025Einhorn AuditoriumLenox Hill Hospital, New York City Scientific DirectorDan Martin, MD Program DirectorTamer Seckin, MD So we are…

Exploring Immune Contributions to Endometriosis-Associated Infertility - Stephanie Busch

Exploring Immune Contributions to Endometriosis-Associated Infertility - Stephanie Busch

16th Annual Patient DayYour Mother Should Know, Your Doctor Should Know Better!Patient Day - March 2, 2025Einhorn AuditoriumLenox Hill Hospital, New York City Scientific DirectorDan Martin, MD Program DirectorTamer Seckin, MD   Alright,…

Patient Panel - Breaking the Cycle Familial Conversations About Endometriosis - Diana Falzone

Patient Panel - Breaking the Cycle Familial Conversations About Endometriosis - Diana Falzone

16th Annual Patient DayYour Mother Should Know, Your Doctor Should Know Better!Patient Day - March 2, 2025Einhorn AuditoriumLenox Hill Hospital, New York City Scientific DirectorDan Martin, MD Program DirectorTamer Seckin, MD   Your…

Building Resilience and Advocacy in the Face of Chronic Illness - Gigi Robinson

Building Resilience and Advocacy in the Face of Chronic Illness - Gigi Robinson

16th Annual Patient DayYour Mother Should Know, Your Doctor Should Know Better!Patient Day - March 2, 2025Einhorn AuditoriumLenox Hill Hospital, New York City Scientific DirectorDan Martin, MD Program DirectorTamer Seckin, MD   Hi…

Closing Remarks - Tamer Seckin, MD

Closing Remarks - Tamer Seckin, MD

16th Annual Patient DayYour Mother Should Know, Your Doctor Should Know Better!Patient Day - March 2, 2025Einhorn AuditoriumLenox Hill Hospital, New York City Scientific DirectorDan Martin, MD Program DirectorTamer Seckin, MD   It's…

 Semir Beyaz, PhD - Seckin Endometriosis Research Center

Semir Beyaz, PhD - Seckin Endometriosis Research Center

PRESS CONFERENCE Announcing the Seckin Endometriosis Research Center for Women’s Health at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL)Thursday, May 1, 2025 10:00amCold Spring Harbor Laboratory Semir Beyaz, PhD All right, we'll get started with…

Tamer Seckin, MD - Seckin Endometriosis Research Center

Tamer Seckin, MD - Seckin Endometriosis Research Center

PRESS CONFERENCE Announcing the Seckin Endometriosis Research Center for Women’s Health at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL)Thursday, May 1, 2025 10:00amCold Spring Harbor Laboratory   Tamer Seckin, MD I am never loyal to script,…