ep. 121: Diagnosis: Endometriosis
Endometriosis is highly common, incurable and often written off as "bad periods." But the uterine disease can also wreak havoc with chronic pain, infertility, mood disorders and more. Shereen Marisol Meraji of NPR's Code Switch takes us on her endometriosis journey. Then, medical student/patient researcher Meghan Martin shares her brilliant idea to make endometriosis diagnoses a lot easier.
Correction: The original version of this episode incorrectly defined endometriosis as involving the growth of endometrium / uterine lining outside the uterus. The reality is more nuanced: The tissue that grows outside the uterus when you have endo just looks like endometrium / uterine lining, but it is not the exact same tissue. We appreciate our listeners who brought this to our attention. We’ve updated the language in the episode and regret the error.
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