The Health Class She Deserves

What is endometriosis, really? Personal Updates + Myth Busting


Listen Later

What you think you know about endometriosis is probably wrong. It's not your fault though—most doctors get it wrong.

Happy Endometriosis Awareness Month! This is one of the most painful diseases known to medicine, it affects at least 10% of women/afab folk, and it can cause very serious, potentially life-threatening health complications. Even so, it's wildly misunderstood, unfunded, and under-researched.

In the first half of this episode, I'm giving you updates since my surgery in June as well as some of the things I've been doing to manage the pain since then.

Then I move into education and not-so-fun facts about endometriosis. Listen to this episode to hear me bust the myths surrounding this disease.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Health Class She DeservesBy Autumn Paone