Endo Battery

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) A stent in a vein can sound extreme until you hear the step-by-step reality. We sit down with Dr. Brooke Spencer, a board-certified interventional radiologist and a leading voice in complex venous disease, to unpack what iliac vein stenting is, how she approaches it in practice, and why the workup matters...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) IVF can feel like a cruel tradeoff when you’re living with endometriosis or adenomyosis: you’re doing something hopeful for your fertility, and suddenly your pelvic pain ramps up. We sit down with Dr. Sadikah Behbehani, an OBGYN and reproductive endocrinologist trained at McGill University and the Mayo Cli...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) What if the reason pelvic pain won’t budge isn’t another mystery lesion, but a pressure problem hiding in plain sight inside your veins? We’re back with Dr. Brooke Spencer, board-certified interventional radiologist and venous disease specialist, to talk through the questions that come right after diagnosi...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) What if the “mystery” behind chronic pelvic pain isn’t another diagnosis—but a blood-flow problem that was never fully evaluated? In this episode of Endo Battery, we sit down with Dr. Brooke Spencer, a board-certified interventional radiologist and venous disease specialist, to explore the often-overlooked...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) What if the question running through your mind every time a new symptom appears isn’t “What is this?” —but “Am I in pain, or am I in danger?” When you live with chronic pain, endometriosis, pelvic pain, EDS, PCOS, Hashimoto’s, MCAS, or other overlapping conditions, your nervous system can learn to treat ev...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) We talk with Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani about why neurodivergent people with chronic illness can miss hunger cues, struggle with meal planning, and feel overwhelmed by fullness. We connect the dots between sensory experience, shame, and restriction, then look at how treating ADHD can make nourishment feel more...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Does endometriosis really “come back” after surgery? And what if what we call recurrence isn’t always recurrence at all? In this episode of Endo Battery, we sit down with Professor Gaby Moawad, a globally recognized leader in robotic gynecologic surgery and endometriosis management, for an honest conversat...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Your doctor says your endometriosis “isn’t that bad” and you try to believe them. Then you learn the truth: organs fused together, years of pain explained in a single moment, and a realization that the system didn’t just miss your diagnosis, it trained you to doubt yourself. We’re joined by Deb Stark, foun...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) We talk with pelvic health occupational therapist Karla Ehlers about why uncertainty can dysregulate the nervous system and make pelvic pain feel even harder. We share a clearer map of fight or flight, shutdown, and social safety so you can choose support that actually matches what your body needs.  • noti...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) We talk with Dr. Canio Martinelli about why endometriosis and pelvic pain get dismissed and how medical education can train future OBGYNs to reason better, listen better, and act sooner. We also dig into AI, global collaboration, and the research pipeline that could finally clarify endometriosis mechanisms...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) We talk about what it feels like when your body becomes unpredictable and you stop feeling safe inside it. With pelvic health occupational therapist Karla Ehlers, we share how nervous system support and pre-surgery planning can create steadier recovery and more confidence.  • naming the link between unpred...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) “Unexplained infertility” can feel like a dead end, especially after you’ve done everything you were told to do and the embryo transfers still don’t stick. We sit down with Dr. Sadikah Behbehani , a double board certified fertility doctor and minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon, to talk through a realit...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Your pelvic floor might be doing its job a little too well. When stress hits, many of us brace without noticing and that tension can land deep in the core, shaping everything from pelvic pain to how safe we feel in our own body. We sit down with Karla Ehlers, a pelvic health occupational therapist and foun...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Waiting for a perfect diagnosis can cost your child months or years of support at school, and Dr. Sarah Cohen Solomon wants families to know they don’t have to wait. I sit down with Dr. Cohen Solomon, a board-certified pediatrician who specializes in hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and related condition...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Pelvic pain can make your body feel unpredictable, tense, and impossible to trust. But what if that tightness isn’t your body “breaking” at all, and it’s actually a protection strategy from a nervous system that’s been through too much for too long? We sit down with Karla Ehlers, a pelvic health occupation...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Chronic illness does not just change a body, it changes a marriage, a home, and the way your kids understand safety. I sit down with writer and advocate Kody Adamson to talk about what happens when your health shifts early in a relationship and you are suddenly trying to hold love, parenting, and survival...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Fifteen minutes can decide whether you get help or get brushed off, and that reality hits even harder when your symptoms span multiple systems. We sit down with Dr. Sarah Cohen Solomon, a board-certified pediatrician who specializes in hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility spectrum disorders, P...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) The “extra flexible” kid is often celebrated, not evaluated and that can be the start of a long road of unexplained injuries, chronic pain, and being told it’s “just growing pains.” I’m joined by Dr. Sarah Cohen Solomon, a pediatric specialist in hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) who brings somethi...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Life can move fast when your health changes, and the pressure to “figure it all out” can take over your days. We sit down with Kodi Adamson, a writer, advocate, wife, and mom who has spent the past decade learning how to live with chronic illness while protecting her marriage, her identity, and her joy. Sh...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Reading endometriosis research while you’re exhausted and in pain can feel like being handed a textbook when you asked for a lifeline. So we did what we always do on Endo Battery Fast Charged: we translated the studies into clarity, kept the nuance, and skipped the false promises. You’ll hear why research...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Pelvic pain after endometriosis surgery can feel like the cruelest plot twist: you found the specialist, went through excision, did the recovery work, and you still do not feel right. When that happens, most of us get pushed toward the same conclusion: the endometriosis must be back. I sit down with my clo...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Ever been told your labs look fine while your body is screaming for help? We sit down with Jenna Stewart—a former pro dancer turned fascia relief specialist, somatic practitioner, and chef—to explore how the body holds stress, how symptoms act as protective messages, and how regulation, not willpower, unlo...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Ever been told you’re “just bendy”? We sat down with Laura Bloom, president and CEO of The Ehlers-Danlos Society, to unpack what Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorders really mean for everyday life and long-term health. In five focused minutes, we move past myths and into practical cl...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) What if chronic illness showed up two months into your relationship and never left? We sit down with Kodi—writer, advocate, wife, and mom—to unpack what love, parenting, and identity look like when your body keeps rewriting the plan. It’s a raw, often funny conversation that moves from ER dismissals and mi...

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) What if the fastest path to endometriosis relief starts before the operating room? We sit down with Dr. Iris Kerin Orbuch, a board-certified OBGYN, fellowship-trained excision surgeon, and co-author of Beating Endo, to map a smarter plan: prehabilitating the body so surgery becomes safer, recovery gets eas...