34: Endometriosis - The Misinformation Darling of Women's Health

Confessions of a Male Gynecologist · Mar 16, 2023 · 40m

Endometriosis is a long-term disease, but it's not a terminal illness.

While endo symptoms usually present at a young age, it takes approximately seven to ten years for most women to get diagnosed. It's not uncommon to hear of women being bounced around the medical system and silenced with birth control pills to mask their symptoms, with no one taking a closer look. Plus, a doctor needs to confirm the presence of endometrial implants through surgery before you can get a definitive diagnosis.

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, and in honor of that, I'm sharing an end-to-end rundown of…