Endometriosis Topics & Categories

Understand diffuse involvement of the uterine muscle—diagnosis, imaging features, symptoms, and how it differs from focal disease. Review treatments, fertility considerations, and overlap with endometriosis.

How adenomyosis affects fertility and pregnancy, with evidence-based guidance on diagnosis, treatment strategies, IVF outcomes, and fertility preservation to help you plan timing and next steps with your care team.

Explore localized adenomyosis (adenomyoma): causes of pain and bleeding, how ultrasound/MRI spot it, and when medicines or fertility‑sparing surgery may help—plus overlaps with endometriosis and what to expect in care.

Understand how MRI and ultrasound identify adenomyosis, what to expect before and during scans, how findings are interpreted, and how results shape your treatment options.

Explore procedures for managing adenomyosis, from uterus-sparing options to hysterectomy, with clear guidance on candidacy, risks, recovery, fertility considerations, and how to partner with your care team.

Clarify how adenomyosis presents and overlaps with endometriosis. Find evidence-based and integrative strategies to ease pelvic pain, guide diagnostic discussions, and personalize treatment for everyday life.

Explore genetic, proteomic, hormonal, and microbiome markers that aim to enable earlier, less invasive diagnosis, stratify risk, guide therapy, and monitor response.

Clarifies how endometriosis differs from look‑alike conditions using symptom patterns, exam and imaging findings, red flags, and referral guidance to support the right workup and specialist choice.

Evidence-based guides to how MRI detects and maps endometriosis, when it’s recommended, prep tips, and interpreting reports. Includes accuracy vs ultrasound and how findings inform treatment decisions.

Explore how pelvic and transvaginal scans assess endometriosis—what they can reveal (endometriomas, deep disease), their limits, how to prepare, and how results guide next steps in treatment and surgical planning.

Evidence-based guidance on endometriosis affecting the bladder: how it presents, is diagnosed, and treated, plus practical tips for managing urinary symptoms and protecting pelvic health.

Explore how endometriosis affects the bowel: symptoms like pain, bleeding, and constipation, how it's diagnosed, and evidence-based treatments, from medication to excision surgery, plus diet and flare-management tips.

Guides to recognizing, diagnosing, and treating deep infiltrating endometriosis, including bowel, bladder, and nerve involvement. Covers medical therapy, imaging, advanced surgery, multidisciplinary care, and future directions.

Evidence-based insights on endometriosis that penetrates deeper than 5 mm, affecting bowel, bladder, and nerves. Learn about symptoms, advanced imaging, surgical options, and multidisciplinary care to relieve pain and protect fertility.

Evidence-based guides to diagnosing and treating endometriosis on the diaphragm, covering hallmark symptoms (cyclical chest/shoulder pain), causes, imaging, and surgical vs. medical options to help you seek timely, effective care.

Evidence-based guidance on ovarian endometriomas (chocolate cysts): recognition, imaging, treatment options, fertility considerations, pain management, and recovery to help you navigate care decisions.

Evidence-based support for hormonal transitions with endometriosis: how to use HRT safely, weigh recurrence and malignancy risks, navigate early or surgical menopause, and manage persistent symptoms after menopause.

Understand how endometriosis severity is staged and how it may change over time, with clear guidance on symptoms, fertility impact, monitoring, and evidence-based strategies to slow progression and tailor treatment.

Evidence-based insights into how endometriosis impairs conception and what can help. Explore mechanisms, diagnostics, prognosis, and treatments—from expectant care and surgery to ART—to plan next steps and improve your chances.

Evidence-based guidance on assisted reproduction for endometriosis—when to choose IVF, expected outcomes, protocol options, impacts on egg/embryo quality, and strategies to optimize success, safety, and time to pregnancy.

Evidence-based insights on pregnancy loss in people with endometriosis—what research shows about risk, mechanisms, and treatments—plus guidance on testing, prevention, and coping to support future fertility.

Evidence-based guidance for conceiving and carrying with endometriosis: research on risks and miscarriage, symptom changes, treatment considerations, and practical tips for prenatal care, birth planning, and postpartum recovery.

Clinician-led analyses that unpack complex endometriosis topics—treatment quality, recurrence risk, and disability/work rights—into clear, evidence-based takeaways to guide real‑world decisions.

Cut through confusion with evidence-based answers, correcting common myths about endometriosis—from symptoms after menopause to HRT safety and surgical choices—to help you make informed decisions with your care team.

Real experiences from people living with endometriosis—what diagnosis, treatment choices, and daily life really look like. Find validation, practical tips, and hope from diverse journeys.

Evidence-informed insights on acupuncture for endometriosis: how it may ease pelvic pain, proposed mechanisms, safety considerations, and practical tips for integrating sessions with medications, pelvic PT, and other holistic therapies.

Evidence-based techniques like mindfulness, yoga, breathwork, and biofeedback to ease endometriosis pain, reduce stress, improve sleep and mood, and support recovery alongside medical care.

Explore how pelvic floor physical therapy eases endometriosis-related pelvic, bladder/bowel, and sex pain—including post‑orgasm pain—with evidence-based techniques, at‑home strategies, and guidance on when to see a specialist.

Evidence-based mind–body strategies to calm the nervous system, lower stress hormones, and help reduce endometriosis pain, flares, and fatigue—practical tools to pair with your treatment plan.

Evidence-based guidance on vitamins, minerals, botanicals, and probiotics to complement endometriosis care—mechanisms, symptom relief, dosing, and safety, including interactions with hormones, pain meds, and fertility plans.

Get timely updates on peer-reviewed research, guidelines, and treatment advances in endometriosis, translated into practical insights for patients and clinicians.

Timely announcements on how we deliver endometriosis care. Hear about new clinicians, expanded services, scheduling, insurance, and policy changes to help you plan visits with confidence.

Evidence-based nutrition to calm inflammation, support the gut-immune axis, and ease pelvic pain, with practical food swaps, key nutrients, and supplement guidance to aid recovery and long-term endometriosis health.

Understand the gut–endometriosis axis—how the microbiome shapes inflammation, estrogen metabolism, symptoms, diagnosis, and care. Find evidence-based ways to support it with nutrition and targeted microbiome strategies.

Practical, evidence-informed meal plans and recipes to help manage endometriosis symptoms, balance inflammation and blood sugar, and support gut health—designed for real-life cooking and diverse dietary needs.

Evidence‑informed self‑care at home to ease endometriosis pain—practical guidance on TENS, nutrition, heat, supplements, CBD, and mind‑body techniques, with safety tips and when to combine with medical or surgical care.

Evidence-based guidance to relieve endometriosis pain with medical therapy—hormonal and non‑hormonal options, sequencing with or after surgery, side‑effect and safety considerations (including recurrence), and tailored care from diagnosis to menopause.

Explore why endometriosis can trigger burning, shooting, or tingling pain and learn evidence-based options—from pelvic floor therapy to nerve blocks, medications, and pacing—to calm sensitized nerves and improve daily comfort.

Understand how autoimmune diseases intersect with endometriosis, including shared mechanisms, overlapping symptoms, and risks. Get guidance on implications for diagnosis, treatment options, and coordinating care with your healthcare team.

Evidence-based insights on how uterine fibroids intersect with endometriosis—key symptoms, diagnosis, fertility impact, and treatment options—to support informed decisions and confident care.

Clarifies how irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease intersect with endometriosis—shared symptoms, key differences, diagnostic clues, comorbidity evidence, treatment risks, and when to seek gastroenterology care.

Covers IC/BPS and its overlap with endometriosis. Learn symptoms, diagnostic pathways, and evidence-based treatments and self-care to reduce flares, protect bladder health, and ease pelvic pain.

Understand polycystic ovary syndrome in the context of endometriosis—symptom overlap, key differences, fertility impacts, and evidence-based care to support hormones, cycles, and metabolic health.

Explore how pelvic floor muscle issues can amplify endometriosis pain. Learn about symptoms, links to bladder, bowel, and sexual dysfunction, and evidence-based treatments—pelvic PT, relaxation, biofeedback, and at-home care.

Explore who is affected, how risks vary, and what population data reveal about endometriosis—prevalence, comorbidities, genetics, and outcomes—to guide screening, diagnosis, and care decisions.

Research on heritability, gene mapping, and GWAS clarifies endometriosis biology and risk, informing earlier diagnosis, biomarker discovery, and personalized care.

Evidence-based updates on emerging diagnostics and therapies for endometriosis, from microbiome-informed approaches to non-hormonal options, with concise takeaways on trial data, mechanisms, and real-world impact.

Evidence-based insights on surgical excision: indications, advanced techniques (ICG, robotic), expected benefits for pain and fertility, pathology, risks, recovery, and strategies to lower recurrence.

Pre- and intraoperative imaging to map disease and guide precise excision—ultrasound, MRI, and fluorescence guidance—enhancing surgical planning, protecting vital structures, and lowering recurrence in deep and complex endometriosis.

Clear, evidence-based guidance on minimally invasive surgery for endometriosis—excision vs ablation and robotic vs conventional—covering indications, risks, outcomes, and recovery to help you choose the right approach with your care team.

Evidence-based guidance for healing after endometriosis surgery—what to expect, symptom management, HRT and menopause support, recurrence prevention, and long-term wellbeing.

Robot-assisted laparoscopy for endometriosis: what it treats, how 3D magnified vision enables precise excision, and how it compares with ablation. Evidence-based guidance on candidacy, risks, recovery, and reducing recurrence.

Learn what drives exhaustion in endometriosis and how to manage it. Find evidence-based tips on pacing, sleep, nutrition, and treatments to reduce fatigue and improve daily function.

Clarifies how endometriosis impacts the gut—bloating, pain, diarrhea/constipation—and how to tell it apart from IBS/IBD. Find evidence-based workups, risks, and treatment strategies, plus when to involve GI and gynecology teams.

Understand why nerve-related pain occurs with endometriosis, how to spot burning or electric sensations, and evidence-based ways to ease them—from medications and pelvic floor therapy to nerve-targeted care and self-management.

Explore how endometriosis presents as period, pelvic, sex-related, bowel/bladder, or nerve pain, and what drives each. Find evidence-based relief strategies, practical self-care, and guidance on when to seek specialist care.

Explore how endometriosis affects the bladder and urinary tract—frequency, urgency, burning, flank pain—with guidance on evaluation, pelvic floor links, and evidence-based care to protect kidneys and improve comfort.