Dr.Seckin's Endometriosis Blog

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

Tanzanian supermodel Millen Happiness Magese recalls getting her very first period and being rushed to the hospital with crippling cramps.  "I was [hospitalized] for three days. Can you imagine?…