William Croyle is a former writer with the Cincinnati Enquirer. He is the author of 11 books, including co-author with Tamer Seckin, MD, of The Doctor Will See You Now: Recognizing and Treating Endometriosis and EndoMEtriosis: A Guide for Girls.
Stephen Palmer, Ph.D., who has dedicated more than 30 years to drug discovery and development, has been named one of EndoFound’s Harry Reich Award recipients. Palmer is an associate professor at Baylor College of Medicine and the chief…
Dr. Jacques Donnez, a highly decorated surgeon from Belgium, will receive EndoFound’s Harry Reich Award this weekend for his lifelong contributions to the healthcare of women with endometriosis. The foundation will present the award to…
Alicia Vitarelli has had three laparoscopic surgeries for endometriosis, her most recent one just eight weeks ago. Yet the anchor and reporter for 6abc Action News in Philadelphia will travel to Los Angeles next week to cover the Oscars, and…
Corinne Foxx began experiencing endometriosis symptoms with her first period at age 12. The pain peaked in 2018 when she was 24 and still had no diagnosis. “It became so intense that I would keel over and pray that I would pass…
Laurie Berke-Weiss has been an attorney for four decades, primarily focusing on employment and labor issues. She’s never had a case involving endometriosis, but as she learns more about the disease, she understands what patients may be…
Rachel E. Gross says she was destined to be a nerd. Her father is a physicist. Her mother is a family medicine doctor. Her stepmom is a molecular biologist. While being a doctor or scientist wasn’t Gross’ calling, writing about…
Latia Lee started to try to get pregnant in July 2019. Nearly four years and three clinics later, she is due to have her first child in July. As Lee discusses in this episode of Let’s Talk Period on EndoTV with Diana Falzone, advocating…
A decade ago, one of Dr. Aimee Eyvazzedeh’s patients couldn’t get pregnant and was about to abandon the hope of growing her family. “I told her, ‘Don’t give up. I still think there’s a chance,’”…
Lexie Stevenson is the lead actress in a movie scheduled to air on Lifetime and Amazon Prime in a few months. Still untitled, the picture is based on The Tinder Swindler Netflix documentary. Producers cranked out the filming in three weeks…
Renowned conservationist and Australian television personality Bindi Irwin recently underwent surgery in New York City at the Seckin Endometriosis Center in Lenox Hill Hospital. She is the daughter of the late Steve Irwin, best known for his…
One of Olivia Lee’s life mottos is, “The more you know, the more you owe.” Lee, a special education attorney with Disability Rights Texas, put that adage into action by drafting House Bill 1298 with Texas Rep. Harold…
Connecticut State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest has been a powerful advocate for endometriosis patients during her three years in office. In this brief but impactful Endo TV episode of Let’s Talk Period with host Diana Falzone, Rep. Gilchrest…
EndoFound worked diligently to stay on mission through COVID-19, including with the informative and popular Global Patient Symposium, commonly referred to as Patient Day. By switching to a virtual format in 2020, the event continued to provide…
Only four papers on endometriosis are cited from 1926 to 1929 in PubMed—a database of 35 million scientific abstracts and references managed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Among those, 32,698 include endometriosis.…
Harry Santa-Olalla has the charisma, presence, and passion of a traditional auctioneer, but he doesn’t prefer the term auctioneer. He says his job is to be the team captain, turning what is often a spectator sport—with most of the…
Entering college, Jake Carlin knew he wanted to work in the nonprofit industry. He wasn’t sure in what capacity, but healthcare eventually rose to the top. “Being on the healthcare side was coincidental at first, but then…
When Dr. Dan Martin was 10 years old, his grandmother made him learn needlepoint. It wasn’t something many boys did in 1956, but she believed that the concentration and hand-to-eye coordination the craft required would lead her grandson…
Three years ago, after Diana Falzone’s second endometriosis surgery, she and her doctor had a profound conversation. It was a moment so powerful, they were both brought to tears. “He asked me to help him carry the torch to bring…
Stacey Bruss has been competing in beauty pageants since she was eight years old. While she used to enter them purely for fun, she competes today with a mission: to bring awareness to and eventually find a cure for endometriosis. Bruss, from…
Ana Gonzalez Herrera’s endometriosis story is like that of so many corporate executives with the disease. She once gave a presentation in a male-dominated boardroom while masking her excruciating pain. Another time in Starbucks she doubled…
One afternoon in high school, Melissa Boudreau was doubled over in pain. She’d fought through it several times previously, but the severity of it on this day was unprecedented. She was sweating from head to toe and counting on the school…
During the coronavirus pandemic, organizations worldwide have continued to serve their clientele by creatively adapting to social distance rules. EndoFound has been no exception. On the heels of its grassroots “PeriodNow” campaign…
When Jody Grobman was asked by Dr. Tamer Seckin if she would consider becoming a member of the Endometriosis Foundation of America’s board of directors, it was an easy decision. “I’m a big fan of Dr. Seckin and what he does…
Photo - Tamer Seckin, MD, Cofounder,EndoFound, Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer, Congresswoman Kathleen Rice, Madeleine K. Rudin, Board of Directors, EndoFound March 11, 2020 Words of gratitude and hope pour in for Iowa Congresswoman Washington,…
Credits EndoFound for helping her come forward, creates caucus to raise awareness Few people outside of family and friends knew that Rep. Abby Finkenauer had been living much of her young life with endometriosis – until she courageously…
In the fall of 2018, just seven months after launching Karmela Cosmetics, founder Nechami Tenenbaum wanted to donate some of the proceeds of her lipstick line to organizations that unite, empower, and educate women. “I didn’t want…
Endometriosis takes an average of twelve years to diagnose. Twelve long years. That means most teenagers who have it suffer into at least their mid-twenties or early thirties before they have any clue what it is. They are repeatedly undiagnosed…