Resources
Endometriosis resources including support groups, self-help books, articles, coping, and a glossary
Coping with endometriosis can be difficult for a woman, but it also affects her family/partner, and is frustrating for the doctor who cannot “heal”. Learning to cope with endometriosis starts with this article.
A practical guide to ailments after endometriosis surgery/laparoscopy and tips on how to manage these.
In many instances, a complete “bowel prep” the night before surgery is required for endometriosis surgery. This article contains ten tips for how to survive a bowel prep, and provides post-surgery advice.
by Vicki O’Donnell, psychologist Illustrations by Jane Berstein Psychology is the study of mind and behaviour. These two are closely linked, because what we think, feel and believe influences how we behave. Within the traditional “biomedical” approach to health and illness, psychology had a very small role to play. This approach viewed mind and body […]
by Ros Wood Bowel symptoms are a common but often unrecognised consequence of endometriosis, especially chronic and recurrent endometriosis. Nobody knows exactly what proportion of women with endometriosis have bowel symptoms; it could be five percent, thirty percent, or anywhere in between. However, we are fairly sure that a relatively large proportion of our members […]
A comprehensive overview of laparoscopy, how to prepare for endometriosis surgery, and how to recover afterwards. Written by women, who have been there before!

Aromatase inhibitors are an emerging treatment in women with endometriosis, who do not respond to current hormonal treatments to temper the disease. Professor Serdar Bulun explains how they work.
Suggestions for women with endometriosis on how to be good to themselves: coping tips for eating right, resting, sleeping, and living with endometriosis.
Ten things to consider before choosing your treatment – and your physician. A practical guide to find a specialist in endometriosis.

In “Endometriosis: a key to healing through nutrition” Dian Shepperson Mills and Michael Vemon describe clearly what endometriosis is and what practical steps can be taken to push endometriosis into remission via nutrition.