The Cycle. Endometriosis Podcast

Her cycle started painful, heavy, and irregular. She thought it was normal and was told this was just something she had to live with.  We chat about how the symptoms start to build as time goes on until the time that endo pain becomes daily. How the pain can vary from day to day and month to month.  She often had cyst ruptures. We also talk about why do we second guess ourselves when we...

Rebecca joins us on the show to share her story with endo. Her pain was normalized and was told her pain was in her head. She was dismissed many times, told to get pregnant (which is a myth and not a cure for endo), and had pain, as well as heavy bleeding from a young age. We also talk about medical care in South Africa. We talk about how strong & incredible people are with endo.  **trigg...

Elva joins me from across the pond. We catch up and talk about some of the challenging things we have been through recently. We chat about how hard it is to talk to others about the constant struggle. We know they want to provide support but the frustrations with the feedback from others We chat about scanxiety, waiting for results.  Listen in and share this one with your loved ones who may n...

I chat with Lidia who designed a wireless, designer heating pad after wanting to do something to help the world. Listen to her story as a designer and how WIM came to life after a painful period!  Check out WIM:   https://www.mywim.co/ And the page to reserve the first WIM https://www.mywim.co/product-page  Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/my.wim/ Facebook page  https:...

In this show, Elva is back and breaks down the word CELEBRATE for us with tips for this holiday season when you have endo. We also catch up a bit and chat about how we have been feeling.  Listen in now! Want to keep the conversation going? Join our Facebook Group: tiny.cc/7mpbnz Want to watch it on YouTube? http://tiny.cc/6cx6tz Thank you for listening and supporting this podcast. We need awa...

Allison lives in Vancouver, BC, she was asymptomatic and works with many people who have endo on a daily basis...she discovered she had endo after going in for an iron test that lead her to an ultrasound. She is later diagnosed with Stage III and had a 10cm cyst! Allison treats many patients with endo and has tips for us to help manage pain.  Follow her for great tips: @sea_of_qi_healing List...

Chelsea shares her story as well as how she had to advocate for herself with her family and doctors. Growing up going to the doctor was not something her family would do unless it was an emergency. She shares tips on how to talk with your family if they do not understand what you are going through as well as how some diet changes did help with her pain. We also talked about how when you go into su...

Cara's pain started with back pain in her early teens. She was told several times she did not have endo even though she knew in her gut something was off. She knew about endo from a friend who had it but was told over and over again she did not have endo. Her pain began to grow into daily life.  She talks about how she advocated for herself (and how it can be difficult as a younger teenager)...

*** Trigger warning we talk about suicide in this episode  Maggie, writer of When I Bleed.  Poems about Endometriosis. Talks about their story with endo, from starting at a young age before their cycle started. We chat about symptoms, endo care, and how we need to slow down and stop pushing ourselves so hard. Maggie also chats about how to advocate for yourself with doctors and how you c...

Join Elva and Melissa as they catch up and talk about how to talk to loved ones about endo and some advice for them as well.  If you want to skip the banter go to about 33 minutes in!  Listen in now! Want to keep the conversation going? Join our Facebook Group: tiny.cc/7mpbnz Want to watch it on YouTube? http://tiny.cc/6cx6tz Thank you for listening and supporting this podcast. We n...

**trigger warning we talk about pregnancy & miscarriage. Kailey was placed on birth control at 14 years old, she was not sure why but assumed it was because her mother saw signs and symptoms of endo. She was not sure if her Mother had endo, but she did have a hysterectomy* at 30 years old. (*hysterectomy is not a cure for endo) She stopped birth control at 24 years old. She had horrible c...

Alissandra, a professional athlete, Ice Dancer for the United States was on birth control from 16 to 22 years old to help control her cycle, she did not have a period in these years. She knew she really wanted to have children and she became nervous about being on BC so she stopped taking it.  After she stopped taking it she was in excruciating pain, she found out she had a cyst rupture. She...

**trigger warning we talk about pregnancy, adoption, & miscarriage. *** hysterectomy is not a cure for endo. Jana felt period before it started, but at 18 years old she knew something was off. She began to have pain all the time, and the pain became increasingly worse. At 19 years old she went to her first gynecologist appointment. She went on BC but she had plenty of side effects like an...

Ana is from Spain, but living in New York City. She talks about stress and how her pain increased during extreme stress in her life, multiple surgeries, IVF treatments, fertility, and how important it is for us to take care of ourselves.  She founded Hormone University in 2020 as an educational platform with the mission to improve hormone health through widely accessible knowledge and advocat...

Jessica who had painful cramps early on would miss school and functions, she felt shame with this as she would cancel on her friends. As the years went on her pain increased as well. She knows how to prepare for her cycle and even carried a kit. She adjusted her diet and felt best on Paleo.  She knows now she has endo and she had decided to go back to school to learn more about natural health...

Jessica chats with me about her endo story, what inspired her to write Know Your Endo as well as tips and tactics from the book.  We talk about diet, movement and so much more.  Grab a copy of the book here and find Jessica on social media: https://knowyourendo.com/ Listen in now!  Want to keep the conversation going? Join our Facebook Group: tiny.cc/7mpbnz Want to watch it on YouTu...

Join Elva and Melissa as they chat about how to chat with your doctor about endo in this mini show.  Listen in now! Want to keep the conversation going? Join our Facebook Group: tiny.cc/7mpbnz Want to watch it on YouTube? http://tiny.cc/6cx6tz Thank you for listening and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease. If you want to be on the podcast or have feedback please rea...

Join Elva and Melissa in this new mini-episode show within the cycle podcast. They will chat monthly about all things endo, the differences between words in the US vs Ireland, and so much more.  This month shows we talk about food, self-care, Jessica Murnane's book, and athletes chatting about endometriosis.  Listen in now! Want to keep the conversation going? Join our Facebook Group: ti...

**trigger warning we talk about pregnancy, ectopic pregnancy  & miscarriage.  Lauren now 29, from Hampshire, UK began to have heavy periods and pain at age 11, her Mum did as well. She thought this was normal. At 14 years old she began birth control and remained on it for 14 years.  (changes pills often and not tolerating it well) Her sister has PCOS. She was in and out of A &am...

**trigger warning we talk about pregnancy and fertility treatments in this episode.  Georgie did not have any pain or symptoms of endo, she had her plan after she was married she wanted to have children. She gets back from her honeymoon and begins a long journey to find answers. She felt like she was a robot to get through it all. She saw over ten specialists for fertility.  She tries ma...

Ashley is from Michigan she is a nurse, she had pain early on and Gi "issues" she was put on birth control. In her 20s she began to have bladder pressure and when she turned 30 years old she was found to have an enlarged kidney w. 12% function and cysts on both ovaries.  She was told to freeze her eggs, she would need IVF, and had multiple surgeries in 2019 and 2020.  We chat about the s...

Kris talks about her story from 11 years old to now at 19. Elva joins us in this interview where Kris explains her symptoms, stomach issues, growing pains, and more. What doctors told her, like to lose weight.  We chat about the medical system in the UK and Kris's long wait to have a surgical procedure after finally endo was suggested in March of 2020.  *Good news, Kris is no on the wait...

Ashley first had pain in 6th grade, cramps, leg pain, and back pain. At 17 years old endo was mentioned to her. She continued through the pain and had two children. During this time she began to have pain in her shoulder and ribcage during her cycle but all the tests came back normal. Finally, at 30 years old she was diagnosed with stage IV endo.  Listen in to the rest of her journey. Want to...

In 2014, Genika went to her doctor and discovered that she had two fibroids she needed to have surgery to prevent the growth further. She decided to have a partial hysterectomy. She healed up well, felt great, and was back at work soon after.   Starting in 2015 she began to have chronic pain and it was getting worse as the months went on, she thought it may be hemorrhoids. She consulted...

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Allyson Shrikhande, a board-certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist and the Chief Medical Officer of Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine. She is also the Chair of the Medical Education Committee for the International Pelvic Pain Society . We talk about pelvic physical therapy, pelvic therapy as well as endo pain, and some tactics to help reduce the pain...