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's Bookshelf

We’ve curated our favorite books about endometriosis. From novels to memoirs, we hope these books will transport and comfort you. We’ve also included nonfiction and medical books, to get you the answers you deserve.If you purchase your book on Amazon, use Amazon Smile and choose Endometriosis Foundation of America as your preferred organization as the proceeds will directly benefit our mission to get endometriosis patients the support they deserve. We've also created an Amazon list to easily access the books we recommend!

Have a book recommendation on endometriosis? Please email: writers@endofound.org!


Memoirs


Ask Me About My Uterus, Abby Norman

Ask Me About My Uterus

Love, Loss, and What We Ate, Padma Lakshmi

Love, Loss, and What We Ate

Giving Up the Ghost, Hilary Mantel

Giving Up the Ghost, Hilary Mantel

Heavy Flow, Amanda Laird

Heavy Flow

Private Parts, Eleanor Thom

Private Parts, Eleanor Thom


Novels


Please Read This Leaflet Carefully, Karen Havelin

Please Read This Leaflet Carefully, Karen Havelin

Conversations with Friends, Sally Rooney

Conversations with Friends, Sally Rooney


Nonfiction/Medical


The Vagina Bible, Dr. Jen Gunter

The Vagina Bible, Dr. Jen Gunter

Dianosis Female: How Medical Bias Endangers Women's Health, Emily Dwass

Dianosis Female

Heal Endo: An Anti-Inflammatory Approach to Healing from Endometriosis

Heal Endo: An Anti-Inflammatory Approach to Healing from Endometriosis


Endometriosis Advocacy & Patient Support



Cookbooks


Whole New You, Tia Mowry

Whole New You, Tia Mowry

One Part Plant, Jessica Murnane

One Part Plant