#MarchIntoYellow Endometriosis Awareness

#MarchIntoYellow Endometriosis Awareness

March is National Endometriosis Awareness Month. It’s marked by wearing yellow, which is coincidentally the color of the flower of the month: the daffodil. Campaigns like the #yellowchallenge or #marchintoyellow help to increase awareness. Globally, endometriosis affects 176 million women. What is endometriosis? It’s a condition where uterine tissue develop out the uterus, generally within…

Endometriosis: the 411

Endometriosis: the 411

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory gynecological condition characterized by the growth of endometrial glands and stroma (supportive framework of cells) outside the uterine cavity. The most common symptoms are severe dysmenorrhea (painful periods), dyspareunia (pain with sex), pelvic pain, and infertility. The development of the disease is still unknown. Sampson’s theory of retrograde menstruation is…