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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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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, […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]