The Hidden Mental Health Crisis of Endometriosis
Endometriosis is not just a pain condition. It is a psychological one. The part we do not talk about enough When endometriosis enters clinical and public conversation, the focus tends to land in predictable places. Pain. Fertility. Surgical intervention. These are important. They are not the whole picture. [...]
Endometriosis Awareness Month: Why We Show Up, And Why Accuracy Matters
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, a time when patients, clinicians, researchers, and advocates intensify efforts to improve understanding of a complex, full-body chronic inflammatory disease that continues to be misunderstood, underfunded, and frequently minimised. At Endometriosis South Coast, Awareness Month is not about visibility for its own sake. It is [...]
This International Women’s Day: Believe Women’s Pain
On this International Women’s Day, we want to talk about something simple but powerful: Believe women when they say they are in pain. Women live on average live longer than men, but live on average 4 years longer in ill health. Across the world, millions of women live with long-term [...]
Endometriosis and Fertility
Redefining the Narrative: Endometriosis and Fertility Endometriosis is a condition which occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows elsewhere in the body. The disease can be very uncomfortable to live with and create many daily challenges. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of misunderstanding and confusion surrounding [...]
Embracing Resilience: Navigating Endometriosis as a Gender Non-Conforming Individual
Endometriosis is a full body chronic condition , causing pain, inflammation, and other debilitating symptoms. Living with endometriosis can be incredibly challenging, but when you add the layer of being transgender, the experience can become even more complex. For gender non-conforming (gnc) individuals, managing endometriosis while navigating gender identity [...]
Endometriosis – The Pain Stress Cycle
Needless to say having Endo is tough, not just physically but mentally and emotionally. Having an invisible chronic pain disease can lead to stress, anxiety depression, and other mental health disorders. This blog will focus on the chronic pain cycle, and ways to hack your nervous system to lessen [...]
