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.
Over the past year, we have made significant strides across research, awareness, education, and advocacy. This impact report highlights everything our volunteers, donors, and staff have accomplished together in 2025. Through unified action,…
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Welcome to EndoTV—presented by the Endometriosis Foundation of America—where patients share stories, experts offer answers, and no one has to navigate endometriosis alone. Hosted by endometriosis patient, advocate, and journalist…
A 2025 study published by the National Institutes of Health revealed a link between endometriosis and several cancers, including endometrial cancer, breast cancer, and ovarian cancer, with the highest risk being ovarian cancer. Given that connection,…
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Congressman David Scott (1956–2026), a tireless advocate for women's health, research, and recognition, and one of endometriosis awareness's earliest and most dedicated champions on Capitol Hill.…
New York, NY — March 26, 2026 – The Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound) today welcomed the announcement that U.S. Representative Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) has joined the bipartisan House Endometriosis Caucus as Co-Chair,…
Photo Caption: HHS Speakers Dr. Asima Ahman, Dr. Marguerite Duane, Dr. Andrea Salcedo, and Dr. Tamer Seckin, with moderator Alexis Joel Last week, EndoFound’s Advocacy Team traveled to Washington, D.C. for a series of meetings and events…
The Endometriosis Foundation of America is officially entering its 11th year as an official charity partner with the TCS New York City Marathon. Team EndoStrong is now accepting applications for the 2026 NYC Marathon cycle. Thank…
Endometriosis affects over one in ten women and those born with a uterus, or about 6.5 million people in the United States and over 190 million worldwide. Despite causing debilitating pain, infertility, and impacting every aspect of a patient’s…
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City Thank you for having me. Three years ago was the first time I found myself in a room with other endo patients. It was the first time I met someone else…
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City Hi everyone. We have a very enigmatic and mysterious title. The point of this session is to tell you about our research and we're both researchers. We're…
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City Then I finally came back to USA and went on to college. But during the years, because I was an athlete, and this is very consistent with my patients,…
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City Good afternoon, everybody. Let's get to watch his. Oh my God. I have a lot of energy, so this might be a lot of energy from me. Some of the most energy…
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City Hi, thank you for being here. I'm so excited to be able to share my thoughts and some scientific evidence about this important topic. And I'm really sure…
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City It's so meaningful for a cause that's so dear to humanity. Being a woman in the age of cruelties that are going on in the world, a cruel war is vaging.…
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City Hi, everyone. Thank you very much. I'm deeply honored to be here. And I would like to start with a story. Actually, true story. A patient of mine, she's…
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City So first and foremost, thank you so much to Dr. Seckin and Dan Martin Foundation of America for inviting me year after year. I've been operating with…
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City All right. So can we take a breath? That's a lot of information and really helpful. Being someone who went through fertility, Dr. Singer, heard you, I've…
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City I'm loving this right now. So many people. It's amazing that we're all here and how much I've seen through the years how much the endometriosis foundation…
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City Thank you so much. Okay, bear with me. I had to write down my entire story. I wanted to do it by memory, but I always forget something. Today is super…
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City So how are y'all doing? So as she said, I'm Dr. Rovito. I teach pre-med students. I teach PharmD students back in Albany. And what my research is in my…
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City Well, congratulations previous speakers. We are all pumped up here. I'm excited to hear Dr. Meg's situation. I really didn't know that much about Mex.…
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City So some of you met Anna Sierra from Mexico. If you were here yesterday, you would have heard her wonderful lecture. I was very impressed. Good doctors…
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City So just quickly to say that today is International Women's Day. Very empowering, very lovely. Don't be greedy, ladies. You get a day. Okay? Half the human…
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City All right. Thanks, Caroline, and thank you all for joining us today. It's a great honor for me to moderate that session. My good friend and the found…
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City Hi everybody. I typically don't get very nervous when I'm speaking and that's not what I'm feeling. I feel like this butterflies, there's so much power…
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City Good afternoon, everyone. Before I start talking about the essence of my work today, I want to address something that every person that has endometriosis…
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City Hi everybody. My name is Winnie and I'm a traditional Chinese medicine acupuncturist based out of New York City. First off, I want to thank you EndoFound…
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City Thank you everybody. Can you hear me? Yes. Great job. Okay. Thank you everybody for being here. Where's the pointer over here? They're making me move…
Patient Day 2026Mapping Pain: Pelvis to BrainMarch 7-8, 20263 Times Square, New York City All right. Thank you, Caroline, for putting together this awesome program. And as Caroline mentioned, Katie Burns is not just an awesome person. She's…
17th Patient Day 2026 Mapping Pain: Pelvis to Brain March 7-8, 20263 Times Sq, New York, NY 10036 About Patient Day EndoFound’s annual Patient Day is a full-day conference that brings together endometriosis patients, loved ones, caregivers,…
Endometriosis 2026:A Nerve-centric DiseaseMedical Conference - March 6-7, 20263 Times Square, New York City Endometriosis's rare in the spectrum of medicine has had such a great impact during the past 30 years. His words, "The exploration into…
Endometriosis 2026:A Nerve-centric DiseaseMedical Conference - March 6-7, 20263 Times Square, New York City Frank has been a very strong supporter of me in my career at Lenex Health, even though we met before his departure, he's been my chief…
Endometriosis 2026:A Nerve-centric DiseaseMedical Conference - March 6-7, 20263 Times Square, New York City I'm so happy to be here. And when I saw the program, thank you so much for this program because I love the story of the nerve fibers…
Endometriosis 2026:A Nerve-centric DiseaseMedical Conference - March 6-7, 20263 Times Square, New York City I'm so happy to be here. And when I saw the program, thank you so much for this program because I love the story of the nerve fibers…
Endometriosis 2026:A Nerve-centric DiseaseMedical Conference - March 6-7, 20263 Times Square, New York City So I don't have to do a lot of introduction on endometriosis and the neuroimmune aspect of endometriosis, but I want to focus on the…
Endometriosis 2026:A Nerve-centric DiseaseMedical Conference - March 6-7, 20263 Times Square, New York City So good morning, everyone. Today I'm going to talk to you about a fundamental sociological mechanism in the human body that we think…
Endometriosis 2026:A Nerve-centric DiseaseMedical Conference - March 6-7, 20263 Times Square, New York City Thank you very much. Thank you for inviting me to speak at this conference. I'm really excited and happy to be here. It's one of the…
Endometriosis 2026:A Nerve-centric DiseaseMedical Conference - March 6-7, 20263 Times Square, New York City Thank you for the introduction. Thank you for the invitation. I'm first time in New York City. Very excited to be here. Yeah, it's a…
Endometriosis 2026:A Nerve-centric DiseaseMedical Conference - March 6-7, 20263 Times Square, New York City So we'll talk about some data from our free clinical animal model and what is the potential physiology of the endometriosis associated…
Endometriosis 2026:A Nerve-centric DiseaseMedical Conference - March 6-7, 20263 Times Square, New York City Well, it is immense pleasure to meet here and I thank Dr. Dan and for actually inviting me over. Now I have to say, I just did use SK…
Endometriosis 2026:A Nerve-centric DiseaseMedical Conference - March 6-7, 20263 Times Square, New York City Hello. It was nice to see you. It was wonderful to be invited. Thank you for the kind words. And I continue to be so excited to see…