Tag: endometriosis
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A New Hope for Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a chronic disease that affects around 10% of people having a woman’s reproductive system. It is an extremely painful disease that very often goes undiagnosed. For years, we have been dependent on pain medications or hormonal medications (having numerous side effects) as a route for relief, but there was no cure. Thankfully, in more…
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The Immune side of Endometriosis
“One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.” – Simone de Beauvoir. Throughout the years, young girls have been taught that with their first bleeding they will become ‘women’. Even though that is not exactly what Simone meant when she uttered her very famous words, menstruation does bring certain differences in the life of…