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New York, 14 – 15 March 2012 The Endometriosis Foundation of America’s 3rd Annual Symposium this week was packed full of specialists in endometriosis sharing the latest developments in this field, including basic science and the forefront...

credit/BY MARISA MELTZER Dr. Tamer Seckin is a New York–based gynecologist and laparoscopic surgeon who specializes in treating endometriosis. He co-founded the Endometriosis Foundation of America with Padma Lakshmi, and he's the kind of cool doctor...

(Photo: Getty Images) When Michelle Johnson was diagnosed with endometriosis, she thought she had the flu. “Winters here in Chicago are brutal,” she says. “So when I found myself very fatigued and lethargic with a bad fever, I thought it was just the...

Simple chores, like taking out the trash or folding laundry, send stabbing pains rushing through Silvia Young’s body. “It feels like my internal organs are wrapped in barbed wire,” Young said in a recent interview. “Every move hurts. Sometimes, I can...

Mireya Acierto/FilmMagic Actress/writer Lena Dunham, whose publicity tour for “Girls” was recently cut short. Endometriosis isn’t just cramping Lena Dunham’s style. The chronic gynecological condition that caused the “Girls” star and director to pull...