PASS IT ON: SURGICAL REMOVAL OF ENDOMETRIOSIS (THE EARLIER, THE BETTER) CAN LEAD TO HEALTHY PREGNANCY A CALL TO SPREAD A MESSAGE OF HOPE, IN OBSERVANCE OF ENDOMETRIOSIS AWARENESS MONTH, MARCH 2010 Worldwide, Endometriosis Awareness Month is being observed now, as it is every March. Dr. Seckin said this is an ideal time to share with the tens of millions…

Raise Awareness Now & Win: Endometriosis Foundation of America "Take Back the Day" Essay-Writing ContestIn April, I described the Endometriosis Foundation of America's recently established, public "Share Your Story" archive page here Thanks to your willingness to share your endometriosis stories in the hope that all of us who have the disease may be helped, this archive is growing! Now,…

Dr. Seckin on the Radio This Thursday; Register for Medical Conference Next Thursday Dr. Seckin on Doctor Radio (Sirius XM), LIVE, Thursday Morning, May 13 This just in, . . . Dr. Seckin tells me that he'll be on the radio, LIVE, this Thursday, May 13, 2010, 6:00-7:00 AM, ET. Check out his 1-hour interview (listeners may call in questions)…

A recent article published in the New England Journal of Medicine cites acupuncture as effective for the treatment of pain related to endometriosis. The publication notes that a randomized, sham-controlled trial of women suffering from endometriosis pain demonstrated that acupuncture was an effective treatment modality. As a result, the author calls for larger studies to confirm the findings. Endometriosis is a gynecological…

Dr. Seckin is a routine guest on Doctor Radio, hosted by physician/author Dr. Miriam Greene. Did you catch his expert broadcast on endometriosis this afternoon? If not, the show rebroadcasts on Mondays 10 pm, Fridays 6 pm, and Saturdays 12 am & 10 pm ET. Tune in!

EFA Co-Founders Tamer Seckin, MD and Padma Lakshmi were prominent guests of the AAGL 40th annual Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology in Hollywood, FL during November 2011. Ms. Lakshmi addressed over 5,500 delegates in the Jordan M. Phillips Keynote Session, while Dr. Seckin presented several expert lectures including "Stem Cell Theory & Stemness of Endometriosis: Rationale for Excision", "Endometriosis: a…

Dear EFAI would like to thank the EFA and Dr. Tamer Seckin for all your help. For years now I have been tossed back and forth between numerous doctors that have either misdiagnosed me or have completely given up on my health. I have straggled with pain that has been unbearable due to endometriosis and other GYN issues that have…

  Hi, I’m Ali Schaffer and I have been suffering from endometriosis for about ten years. The past couple of years I had a lot of pain during my periods and it started to just get much worse. I had a couple of ovarian cysts and I went to see a few doctors and they all told me that there…

I am glowing with joy as I write this testimony, because today I have a life without pain. Endometriosis has been the most agonizing part of my life, which I have endured for more than 25 years. At the beginning of my fist menstrual cycle, the pain was so severe that I continually fainted. This was unusual since neither my…

I was diagnosed with endometriosis at age 26 after suffering for 12 years with problem periods. The hospital was a regular home for me every month and my quality of life was severely impaired. I had laparoscopic surgery and 2 laparotomies but still this dreaded disease returned. In June of 2011 after many monthly visits to the ER, I decided…