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CBD Oil for Endometriosis Pain? Experts Warn: Buyer Beware

Can CBD oil help relieve the misery of chronic endometriosis pain? While many are loading up vape pens with the substance, scant scientific evidence exists

 
Can CBD oil help relieve the misery of chronic endometriosis pain? While many are loading up vape pens with the substance, scant scientific evidence exists

Let's teach the next generation about endometriosis—together! You only have a few days left to donate to ENPOWR's $50K fundraiser to create an educational endo 101 video. Our community is abuzz about CBD oil—but experts warn: buyer beware. A Miss California 2019 hopeful will use endo as her platform. And a vlogger goes viral for hitting record during a recent flare-up. Happy reading!

 
 
YouTube Star Sinead Smythe <br> Vlogs Her Endometriosis Flare-Up
YouTube Star Sinead Smythe Vlogs Her Endometriosis Flare-Up
Smythe shares emotional and raw video of her endometriosis pain. 'It literally feels like somebody is carving your insides out like a pumpkin with a knife that is on fire.'
She'll Compete for Miss California 2019, Using Endometriosis as Her Platform
She'll Compete for Miss California 2019, Using Endometriosis as Her Platform
Earlier this year, 24-year-old beauty queen Justice Hope Enlow was diagnosed with Stage IV Endometriosis.
Ask Harry: The Case for One Endometriosis Surgery in a Lifetime
Ask Harry: The Case for One Endometriosis Surgery in a Lifetime
Plus, Dr. Harry Reich shares a colleague's views on diagnosis and treatment of endo, and answers a readers' question about disease recurrence after excision surgery
What Does Endometriosis Feel Like? This Artist Paints a Clear Picture
What Does Endometriosis Feel Like? This Artist Paints a Clear Picture
Artist Amanda Adkins lost several organs due to complications from endometriosis. Now she’s bringing awareness to the disease though her latest collection of paintings.
 
 
 
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
 
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.
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