 symptoms with PFT. This is also a great treatment option for those who are struggling with urinary or bowel dysfunction, and especially Interstitial Cystitis – a painful bladder disease commonly diagnosed with endometriosis.
Pressing Issues in Endometriosis Treatment:
- The gold standard treatment, excision surgery, is performed by an endometriosis excision specialist. There are roughly only 20-30 excision specialist in the US.
- Excision surgery is not recognized by health insurance as medically necessary. As a result surgeons are not adequately reimbursed for their long, tedious surgeries. Although in-network hospital bills are covered for patients, surgeon fees are not.
- Time and time again, women share stories of having their pain dismissed by doctors and not further investigated. Women’s pain must be taken seriously.
Pressing Issues in Endometriosis Education:
- The lack of awareness surrounding endometriosis and excision surgery is appalling. Primary doctors, medical students and gynecologists are severely uninformed. The ACOG is not keeping gynecologists properly educated about endo. As a consequence, patients are often mistreated, misinformed and uninformed about all their treatment options.
- Societal views regarding female pain have led women to believe that debilitating periods are a normal part of life. In fact, missing work, school, social activities and being in excruciating pain during your cycle is NEVER normal.
- Outdated information and myths about endometriosis are still floating around.
- Despite being one of the most common diseases, there is little funding towards endometriosis research, education and finding a cure.
Reliable resources and information on endometriosis:
- Understanding Endometriosis
- Thoracic Endometriosis
- Bowel Endometriosis
- Excision Surgery
- Endometriosis Awareness
To find an endometriosis excision specialist near you I recommend joining the Facebook page Nancy’s Nook. She has a database of recognized excision doctors in America and other countries. Once accepted into the group, use a computer not phone to access all files.