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Why Everyone Needs To Support #LetsTalkPeriod
Endometriosis education in schools could help save countless young women from years of misdiagnoses, unexplained pain, and suffering in silence.
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Endometriosis education in schools could help save countless young women from years of misdiagnoses, unexplained pain, and suffering in silence. |
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Change is on the horizon! Read on to learn about The Endometriosis Foundation of America's #LetsTalkPeriod campaign, which could help millions of New York students learn about endometriosis. Plus, a trans man shares his harrowing endo-related hospitalization and his plans for a family. And an investigation into how the opioid crisis can impact endo women.
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With the legislative session now adjourned for the remainder of 2018, the push continues for the bill's passage in the Assembly when legislators reconvene in January 2019.
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Endo sisters know well the years of misdiagnosis and ineffective treatments. But what about our endo brothers?
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Writer and teacher Lea Ervin never thought she would become dependent on opiods, then she got hooked on oxycodone after an endometriosis excision surgery last year. The opioid crisis kills 116 people a day in the U.S. due to drug overdoses.
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Any endometriosis patient considering Robotic surgery should understand, before the surgery, that the surgeon cannot feel the disease during the surgery, says Dr. Harry Reich
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The ENPOWR (ENdometriosis: Promoting Outreach and Wide Recognition) Project, EndoFound's school- and community-based education program, is about to enter its sixth year! Educating over 35,500 students worldwide, ENPOWR's Endo EduKit relies on volunteers to bring our endometriosis lesson into local classrooms. Check out our ENPOWR Map to see where we've been! Don't see your hometown? Apply to be a volunteer endo educator and bring this critical endometriosis education to the students in your neighborhood.
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The Endometriosis Foundation of America has two urgent goals -- to spread awareness about endometriosis and to find better options for diagnosing and treating the disease. Honor someone in your life who has been touched by endometriosis by donating today! Your donation funds an aggressive agenda including educating youth through our ENPOWR™ (ENdometriosis: Promoting Outreach and Wide Recognition) program, funding landmark endometriosis research, and educating medical professionals.
You can make a general donation, a matching grant, a tribute, support a Team Endo Marathon runner or EveryDayHero fundraiser.
The Endometriosis Foundation of America is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, tax-exempt organization designated by the Internal Revenue Code.
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Endometriosis Foundation of America
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Phone: +1 646.854.3309 - endofound.org
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References to any entity, product, service, or source of information not related to the EndoFound in this site should not be considered an endorsement, either direct or implied, by the Endometriosis Foundation of America. The EndoFound does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, products, procedures, opinions or other information that may be provided on any linked web sites. The linked web sites may contain text, graphics, images or information that you find offensive. EndoFound has no control over and accepts no responsibility for such materials.
We hope that you find endofound.org useful in providing information and in helping you make your own health care decisions. |
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