Join Elva and Melissa as they catch up and talk about how to talk to loved ones about endo and some advice for them as well. 

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**trigger warning we talk about pregnancy & miscarriage.

Kailey was placed on birth control at 14 years old, she was not sure why but assumed it was because her mother saw signs and symptoms of endo. She was not sure if her Mother had endo, but she did have a hysterectomy* at 30 years old. (*hysterectomy is not a cure for endo) She stopped birth control at 24 years old. She had horrible cycles, she felt like she has the flu even on BC. She tried to get pregnant for three years. She began thinking about IVF in the 3rd year and became pregnant naturally, and she felt the best she had in years...but miscarried. 

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Alissandra, a professional athlete, Ice Dancer for the United States was on birth control from 16 to 22 years old to help control her cycle, she did not have a period in these years. She knew she really wanted to have children and she became nervous about being on BC so she stopped taking it.  After she stopped taking it she was in excruciating pain, she found out she had a cyst rupture. She talks about how she could skate through anything but this extreme pain. After several months of cyst ruptures her doctor mentioned endometriosis. She talks about the challenges of being an athlete with endo and how it can be difficult for others to understand what people with endo may be going through. We chat about the taboos of talking about periods. 

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**trigger warning we talk about pregnancy, adoption, & miscarriage.

*** hysterectomy is not a cure for endo.

Jana felt period before it started, but at 18 years old she knew something was off. She began to have pain all the time, and the pain became increasingly worse. At 19 years old she went to her first gynecologist appointment. She went on BC but she had plenty of side effects like anxiety from it for 5 years.

She reflects back on symptoms, acne, constipation, painful sex, and more, now that she knows she had endo.

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Ana is from Spain, but living in New York City.

She talks about stress and how her pain increased during extreme stress in her life, multiple surgeries, IVF treatments, fertility, and how important it is for us to take care of ourselves. 

She founded Hormone University in 2020 as an educational platform with the mission to improve hormone health through widely accessible knowledge and advocate for social impact in our communities.

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Jessica who had painful cramps early on would miss school and functions, she felt shame with this as she would cancel on her friends. As the years went on her pain increased as well. She knows how to prepare for her cycle and even carried a kit. She adjusted her diet and felt best on Paleo. 

She knows now she has endo and she had decided to go back to school to learn more about natural health.  

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Jessica chats with me about her endo story, what inspired her to write Know Your Endo as well as tips and tactics from the book. 

We talk about diet, movement and so much more. 

Grab a copy of the book here and find Jessica on social media: https://knowyourendo.com/

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