Dr.Seckin's Endometriosis Blog

Endometriosis Foundation of America board member Dr. Karli Goldstein hosted a talk at the Yale School of Nursing on the importance of diagnosing endometriosis in its early stages. To an audience full…

Serin I Seckin, MD, is presenting on anti-mullerian hormone levels in women with ovarian endometriosis compared to women with peritoneal endometriosis at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine…

There are a few different ways experts stage or categorize endometriosis during diagnosis or excision. Dr.Seckin explains the stages of endometriosis to SELF magazine:  

PERVASIVE PAIN What started as cramps at age 13 got progressively worse over time. “I was bedridden for several days a month with headaches, cramping, severe dysmenorrhea, nausea, numbness, lower…

Founder of the Endometriosis Foundation of America, Dr. Tamer Seckin, explains to ABC news that the toughest question to answer about endometriosis is “why does it take ten years to be properly…

IS THE PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR PERIOD? It’s a simple question that’s hardly ever asked. “If that question is asked from the get-go,” says Dr. Seckin, “the disease can be…

Endometriosis experts from around the world are scheduled to present their findings at the Endometriosis Foundation of America's 10th Annual Medical Conference 2019 in NYC on March 8 and 9, titled "Targeting…

Want to learn how to Live Your Best Life With Endo? You'll want to register for The Endometriosis Foundation of America's Patient Awareness Day 2019. For the second year in a row, the event will be held…

Nancy Randall has traveled the world to compete in beauty pageants.  She holds the sparkling crowns of Miss Rio de Janeiro 2003, Miss USA World 2004 and Miss New Orleans 2005. But perhaps the 38-year-old…

What is endometriosis? According to an annual report from Google, that was the third most searched health question of 2018, currently returning over 31 million results. "What is the keto diet?" and "What…

Seckin Endometriosis Center's Dr. Karli Goldstein knows endometriosis inside and out—and in a brand-new interview, she shares her top tips for making sure your gynecologist understands when your…

By the age of 50, an estimated 80 percent of African-American women will have developed uterine fibroids. The benign growths cause period pain, heavy bleeding and can hinder a woman's ability to conceive…

On Friday, Sept. 28, Dr. Tamer Seckin will take the stage at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge to help kick off the university's medical conference, the Fourth Annual…

Above, Dr. Seckin and Melissa Boudreau meet at Patient Awareness Day 2018 in NYC in March. "I instantly felt comfortable with him," she says.   Five botched surgeries in four years.  Melissa…

A life-changing and history-making surgery! Lenox Hill Hospital, a Northwell Health facility located in NYC, recently featured Dr. Tamer Seckin in a video that highlighted one of his most complicated…

Update: The Washington Post recently covered this story in their Health & Science news. You can read the online version here.    Period pain. Ovulation pain. Searing back and leg pain.…

After years of pain and suffering, Winnie Chan says she feels like a brand-new woman—and she has endometriosis surgeon Dr. Tamer Seckin and his handpicked team of surgical specialists to thank for…

I was sick as a dog when I stumbled on DrSeckin.com in January 2017.  I had shooting pains down both legs. Wearing skinny jeans meant suffering through stabbing pelvic pain. I was constantly nauseous.…

You can help the next generation of women with endometriosis with a simple call or click. A brand-new bill introduced by Senator Sue Serino (R, C, I—Hyde Park) and Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal…

Three years. That's how long Christine Eboli says she spent virtually paralyzed from the symptoms of undiagnosed endometriosis and adenomyosis, a condition in which endometrial tissue grows into the uterine…

NCIS:Los Angeles actress Kym Jackson will never forget the moment she first heard the word endometriosis. It was June 2017, and Jackson, then 35, decided to be proactive about family planning and begin…

It was January 2017 when Kelly Nappo realized that something had gone horribly wrong with her body. "My husband came home to find me on the bathroom floor," recalls Nappo, 39. As frightening as that moment…

For 23 years, Latia Lee struggled with periods so bad she would down double doses of Advil and Tylenol. She missed chunks of school and work every month and scheduled events and vacations around her period.…

Casey Reckman can hardly believe her luck. For years, Reckman, 38, struggled with infertility while her body silently battled endometriosis. She was asymptomatic as she went to endless fertility clinic…