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In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis158. The Joys of Living with Chronic DiarrheaAmy and Brittany talk about what it’s like to live with chronic diarrhea: —the social embarrassment it can cause —the close calls we’ve had in public, including times we just didn’t make it to the toilet! —the unhealthy coping mechanisms we had ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears ⚠️DISCLAIMER⚠️ Remember, the information on my platforms is educational information only and not medical advice. Always check with your qualified medical professional before making any changes to your treatmen2025-08-1058 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis152. Endometriosis and Getting Through the WorkdayToday Amy and Brittany talk about working with endometriosis: —the mental battle to decide when you’re “sick enough” to call out and take the day off —the pressure we might feel to hide how we are really feeling —how draining it can be to work with chronic illness and how much it can take out of you physically and emotionally Clickable links at www.insixteenyears.com/episode152 —Episode 89: Endometriosis and Disability ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyea2025-06-1658 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis148. Finding Peace with a Devastating Disease – Book preview 2Listen to 2 chapters from Amy’s audiobook: 📖Chapter 8: “Climbing Out from Rock Bottom” 📖Chapter 56: “Be Proud of Yourself” Amy’s book is available as a paperbook, e-book, and audiobook. See where to find it here: https://insixteenyears.com/where-to-find-my-book/ ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2025-05-1219 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis146. Mistakes I Made When I Changed My Diet for EndometriosisAmy and Brittany both follow an individualized diet for endo and chronic illness, which we’ve each been on for over a decade. We talk about the mistakes we made when we changed their way of eating for, such as: —cutting out too many foods at once with no focus on bringing in new foods —waiting too long to learn how to cook —not realizing we needed mental health support for the feelings that came up around diet change. This episode is a continuation of the previous episode on how we changed our perspective in relation to our diet. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ I...2025-04-2046 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis145. How My Perspective on My Diet for Endometriosis Has ChangedAmy and Brittany each changed our diet over 15 years ago due to help manage our symptoms. While at first we abhorred our way of eating and found it tedious and a chore, we now embrace it as something that helps us feel our best, and we’ve learned new habits and ways of thinking that has made following our way of eating much easier. We talk about this shift in the way we see our food choices and how we got there, such as by: —understanding how diet culture played a role in our thinking —identifying our priorities and making a comm...2025-04-101h 06In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis140. Tips to Get Better SleepAmy and Brittany talk about the challenges of getting good sleep. We chat about: —some reasons why it’s tough to sleep well, from histamine to hormones to pain. —our tips for improving our sleep, from using red lights at night to meditation apps to worry logs for our anxiety. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2025-01-2256 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis134. How Low Self-Worth Impacted My Endometriosis ExperienceAmy and Brittany talk about how low self-worth has impacted their experience with endometriosis. We talk about: —the untrue stories we told ourselves about our appearance and productivity and the negative effect that had on our lives —how society taught us those stories through ableism, ageism, fatphobia, and other systems of oppression —how much our lives have improved now that we understand our inherent worth 📖AMY'S BOOK is available as a paperbook, e-book, and audiobook. See where to find it here: https://insixteenyears.com/where-to-find-my-book/ ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a rev...2024-12-011h 20In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis131. Finding Peace with a Devastating Disease – Book preview 1Listen to 2 chapters from Amy’s audiobook. In this episode: 📖Amy briefly shares what her book “Finding Peace with a Devastating Disease” is about. 📖Amy shares about the challenges of producing her audiobook as a chronically ill and dynamically disabled person. 📖Listen to chapter 2 “It’s Like Being Upset the Sky is Blue” and the prologue “Is Endometriosis a Devastating Disease?” Amy’s book is available as a paperbook, e-book, and audiobook. See where to find it here: https://insixteenyears.com/where-to-find-my-book/ ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a...2024-10-2936 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis126. Neuropelveology and the Role of the Nerves in Symptoms with Dr. Ana SierraToday Amy speaks with Dr. Ana Sierra about: —how neuronavigation and neuromodulation can help patients in pain —how nerve involvement may play a role in bladder symptoms and leg pain —what nerve sparing surgery is and why is it important 🎤WHO IS DR. ANA SIERRA?🎤 Graduated from the Autonomous University of Querétaro, she began her studies in minimally invasive gynecological surgery at the Hospital Español and the London Clinic at Anahuac University. Dr Sierra is certified in basic and advanced laparoscopy by the The European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (both courses held in Clermont Ferrand, France). She also did master cou...2024-08-251h 10In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis125. Exploring Endometriosis-Associated PainPeople with endo have a range of pain from none to mild to moderate to severe. Amy and Brittany talk about pain associated with endometriosis, such when and where we can have it. We give a quick and general overview of multiple reasons for endo-associated pain, such as inflammation, sensitization, and lesion location. This episode is a bird's eye overview and not an all exhaustive list of reasons why we can have pain with endo. 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode125 🔗What influences pain levels? From Nancy's Nook. 🔗Location of lesions and where pain i...2024-08-1156 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis124. Addressing Persistent Pain Post-Excision with Dr. Isabel GreenAmy speaks to Dr. Isabel Green about: —common reasons why a patient may have persistent pain post surgery, from an incomplete excision to co-conditions. —the importance of working with our doctor to set patient-centered goals in our treatment. —how for *some* people addressing central sensitization, especially post excision, can be a key to getting out of continued pain; but at the same time, it’s important not to blame all pain on central sensitization and to explore other possible reasons for persistent pain as well. 🎤WHO IS DR. ISABEL GREEN?🎤 Born in Ecuador and then grew up in Washington DC, Isabel Green...2024-07-281h 11In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis122. Rebuilding Our Lives with EndometriosisAmy and Brittany talk about: —the difficulties of adjusting to a new, unwanted reality as illness impacts every aspect of our lives. —finding ourselves again, finding joy again, finding a life worth living again. —celebrating the small wins and being able to see how far we’ve come. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2024-06-291h 07In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis111: The Grief of Chronic IllnessAmy and Brittany talk about the grief that can accompany having a chronic illness. —some reasons why we might grieve due to chronic illness —what we personally grieve —how our grief has impacted our lives. 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode111 🔗Grieving Chronic Illness and Injury — Infinite Losses ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2023-08-241h 15In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp108: Advocacy Mistakes We’ve Made and Tips for Endo AdvocacyAmy and Brittany have had this podcast for over 4 years! Recently, Amy listened to our episodes 1-50 to update them where necessary. Based on that, we talk about: —how much our advocacy has changed and how much we’ve grown over these years. —some of our mistakes we've made in our advocacy —what we wish we’d known when we began advocating. 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode108 🔗Ellis K, Munro D, Clarke J. Endometriosis Is Undervalued: A Call to Action. Front Glob Womens Health. 2022 May 10;3:902371. doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2022.902371. PMID: 35620300; PMCID: PMC9127440. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in...2023-07-131h 14In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp105: Ableism. Part 2Amy and Brittany talk about ableism: —how it's prevalent in society, and is systemic, just as racism and other forms of oppression and discrimination are. —a brief recap of the medical vs the social model of disability before diving into some ableist comments we’ve heard as people with chronic illnesses and dynamic disabilities. —the ableism of wellness culture and the lack of disability accommodations throughout society. **Note: we are only speaking for ourselves and not for the disability community at large. If our limited discussion of ableism interests you, we encourage you to follow disabled people online and on social m...2023-05-301h 04In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp104: Ableism. Part 1Amy and Brittany talk about ableism: —how it's prevalent in society and is systemic, just as racism and other forms of oppression and discrimination are —the medical vs the social model of disability —some ableist comments we’ve heard as people with chronic illnesses and dynamic disabilities. ***Note: we are only speaking for ourselves and not for the disability community at large. If our limited discussion of ableism interests you, we encourage you to follow disabled people online and on social media, because there are many disabled people bringing awareness and speaking out on these topics. It’s important to dismantle...2023-05-191h 24In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis101: You Are Not BrokenAmy and Brittany talk about: —how dealing with this disease and all the repercussions of it on our physical and mental health often contributes to feeling broken —how although we might feel this way, we are not inherently broken as a human being —how we are not unworthy, inadequate, unlovable, or undeserving in any way ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo 📖Amy's book Finding Peace with a Devastating Disease, by Amy Corfeli Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2023-02-101h 19In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp98: Identifying as DisabledUpdated 10/2023. Amy and Brittany continue our series on disability by talking about —identifying as disabled with endometriosis —internalized ableism —the social vs the medical model of disability ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2022-10-201h 00In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp96: The Psychological Toll of Medical GaslightingUpdated 10/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about: —common examples of medical gaslighting that we may have heard from our doctors —the psychological toll it can take on us ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2022-09-081h 14In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp94: The Medical vs Social Model of Disability. Part 2Updated 10/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about: —the medical and the social model of disability —our thoughts on how it applies to endometriosis and chronic illness in general ***These 2 models, which we explained about in episode 93, are just 2 ways of many to look at disability. 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode94 🔗Chronic illness and Disability, intersection and separation - On "The Way We Roll" podcast 🔗A Brief History of the Disability Rights Movement 🔗Crip Camp - Documentary 🔗Arthur A. Mirin. Gender Disparity in the Funding of Diseases by the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Journal of...2022-07-281h 02In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp93: The Medical vs Social Model of Disability. Part 1Updated 10/2023. Amy and Brittany explain: —two of the main models of disability, the social model and the medical model 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode93 🔗Disability Impacts All of Us - from the CDC website 🔗The Social Model of Disability - PDF download by Inclusion London 🔗Models of Disability: Types and Definitions - by Disabled World 🔗Social model of disability - by People with Disability Australia 🔗What is Ableism - by Disability and Philanthropy Forum ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by b...2022-07-1633 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp92: Hormonal Medication Options for EndometriosisUpdated 1/2024. Amy and Brittany talk about —the different types of hormones, such as combined hormonal contraceptives, progestins, and GnRh drugs —how many doctors will tell their patient that X drug is the only option available to try and manage symptoms, but this isn’t true —efficacy, side effects, and first line vs second line treatment. 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode92 🔗Donnez J, Dolmans MM. Endometriosis and Medical Therapy: From Progestogens to Progesterone Resistance to GnRH Antagonists: A Review. J Clin Med. 2021 Mar 5;10(5):1085. doi: 10.3390/jcm10051085. PMID: 33807739; PMCID: PMC7961981. 🔗Resources on Lupron. 🔗Resources on Orilissa. ☀️CONNECT...2022-07-011h 08In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp91: What Can Hormonal Suppression Actually Do For Endometriosis?Updated 1/2024. Amy and Brittany talk about: —how hormonal suppression may help some people with their endometriosis symptoms —the flawed methodology in 2 studies on Lupron and Zoladex, and talk about how hormones can’t clean up or remove endo —how endometriosis can still progress and recur while a person is taking hormones 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode91 🔗Endometriomas - from my website. 🔗Hormonal Suppression - from my website 🔗Gheorghisan-Galateanu AA, Gheorghiu ML. Hormonal Therapy in Women of Reproductive Age with Endometriosis: An Update. Acta Endocrinol (Buchar). 2019;15(2):276-281. doi:10.4183/aeb.2019.276 🔗Donnez J, Dolmans MM. Endometriosis and Medi...2022-06-181h 32In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis90: Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy with Dr. Amy SteinAmy speaks with Dr. Amy Stein about: —what the pelvic floor is —what pelvic floor physical therapy is and how it can help patients with endometriosis —how to find a pelvic floor physical therapist 🎤WHO IS DR. AMY STEIN?🎤 We welcome Dr. Amy Stein, a physical therapist at the forefront of treating pelvic floor dysfunction and pelvic pain. In addition to being the founder of Beyond Basics Physical Therapy in NYC, Dr. Stein has served as the President – and is currently on the advisory board – of the International Pelvic Pain Society. She is the co-author of Beating Endo: How to reclaim your lif...2022-05-261h 03In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp89: Endometriosis and DisabilityUpdated 10/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about disability: —the definition of disability under the ADA or the Americans with Disabilities Act —the WHO criteria of disability —dynamic as well as “invisible” or non-apparent disability 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode89 🔗Perspectives on the Meaning of “Disability”. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(10):1025-1033. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.10.pfor2-1610. 🔗ADA National Network 🔗ADA-AA Definition of a Disability – Super helpful and has the examples we mentioned in the episode. 🔗My Disability Is Dynamic by Brianne Benness 🔗Ask Jan, Sample forms – Here you can find links to the Sample Medical Inquiry Form in Response to an Accommod...2022-05-121h 08In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp88: It’s Okay If All You Did Today Was SurviveUpdated 10/2023. There are days when it feels like all we are doing is surviving. Amy and Brittany talk about —how we get through heavy feelings —how we try to stay open to possibility even on the most hopeless-feeling days. AMY'S BOOK: Finding Peace with a Devastating Disease by Amy Corfeli https://insixteenyears.com/book/ ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2022-04-281h 08In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis87: Acceptance, DBT, and Endometriosis with Maggie Bowyer. Part 2Amy and Brittany continue our chat on DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) with Maggie Bowyer talking about: —interpersonal skills —what we’ve learned —are each working on 🎤WHO IS MAGGIE BOWYER?🎤 Maggie (they/them) is the author of several poetry collections including When I Bleed: Poems about Endometriosis and Ungodly. ☀️CONNECT WITH MAGGIE☀️ Instagram @maggie.writes Twitter @maggiebow98 www.maggiebowyer.com ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2022-04-1529 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis86: Acceptance, DBT, and Endometriosis with Maggie Bowyer. Part 1Amy and Brittany talk with Maggie Bowyer about acceptance and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). We talk about how: —DBT teaches skills such as acceptance, mindfulness, interpersonal skills, emotional regulation, and distress tolerance —how this skills relate to endometriosis —how they’ve helped us to live with more intention, peace, and meaning in spite of the challenges this disease brings 🎤WHO IS MAGGIE BOWYER?🎤 Maggie (they/them) is the author of several poetry collections including When I Bleed: Poems about Endometriosis and Ungodly. ☀️CONNECT WITH MAGGIE☀️ Instagram @maggie.writes Twitter @maggiebow98 www.maggiebowyer.com ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my...2022-04-011h 04In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp85: Addressing Co-Conditions Post Excision – Amy’s 3 Year UpdateUpdated 4/2023. It’s been 3.5 years since Amy had excision. She and Brittany talk about: —what excision helped with and what she is still working on —the lessons she took away post-excision about endo and overall healing —advice she would give to her younger self AMY'S BOOK: Finding Peace with a Devastating Disease, by Amy Corfeli https://insixteenyears.com/book/ 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode85 🔗Endo treatment 🔗How to find an excision surgeon 🔗Addressing post-excision pain ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me b...2022-03-181h 27In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp84: Excision Surgery for Endometriosis. Part 3Updated 4/2023. Amy and Brittany finalize our excision series by speaking about: — how endometriosis rates of recurrence for excision vary throughout the literature —some factors that can play a role into why there is such a difference in recurrence rates among studies —fears we might have about endo recurrence, studies looking at quality of life increases post-excision, and access to excision 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode84 🔗Endo Treatment 🔗How to find an excision surgeon 🔗Why excision is recommended. Article from Nancy’s Nook. 🔗Cindy M. Mosbrucker MD, David B. Redwine MD. The Cost Effectiveness of Surg...2022-03-041h 14In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp83: Excision Surgery for Endometriosis. Part 2Updated 1/2024. As we continue our excision series, Amy and Brittany talk about: —the difference between persistence vs recurrence —how not all excision surgeons have the same skill level or experience, and why this matters 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode83 🔗 Endo Overview Treatment 🔗How to find an excision surgeon 🔗Extra Pelvic Not Rare and Indian Center for Endometriosis talk Extra Pelvic Endometriosis – Great info on bowel endo 🔗Cutaneous/Skin Endometriosis – from ExtraPelvic Not Rare 🔗What is the cure rate following excision of endometriosis? – By Dr. David Redwine 🔗Was my surgery a failure? – By the CEC ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Inst...2022-02-171h 15In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp81: Excision Surgery for Endometriosis. Part 1 – A Basic OverviewUpdated 12/2022. Amy and Brittany talk about: —the difference between ablation and excision surgery —advantages of excision —we discuss systemic problems within the medical system that contribute to the shortage of excision surgeons 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode81 🔗Endo Treatment 🔗How to find an excision surgeon 🔗Excision of Endometriosis – references from the CEC to support the use of Excision 🔗Robotic Surgery – by Dr John Dulemba 🔗Endometriosis Appearance and Location: Impact on Surgical Success – From Nancy’s Nook 🔗Lier, M.C.I., Vlek, S.L., Ankersmit, M. et al. Comparison of enhanced laparoscopic imaging techniques in endometriosis su...2022-01-191h 03In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp80: Exploring Our Beliefs Around Our Personal “Endometriosis Diet”Updated 1/2024. As two people each following what’s typically considered a restrictive diet, Amy and Brittany talk about: —some of the limiting beliefs we had —mindset shifts we made that have helped us to embrace the diets we’ve chosen —how we us feel more empowered and motivated instead of deprived and resentful ***Important. Diet and lifestyle changes may help manage symptoms, but they cannot cure or heal endometriosis. Your endo can still progress even if you change your diet and no longer experience symptoms. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a revi...2022-01-051h 21In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp79: Ordinary CourageUpdated 4/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about: —how it can feel uncomfortable, vulnerable, or downright scary to ask for help, set boundaries, or do what we need to take care of ourselves in public situations —the concept of ordinary courage that we have in our daily lives when dealing with our illness ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2021-12-2348 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp78: What Does Endometriosis Look Like And Why Does It Matter?Updated 9/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about: —how the color of endometriosis is one of the most important factors to identify it but many doctors haven’t been trained to recognize all the visual appearances of endo —how an untrained gynecologist could miss endo during surgery, leading to misdiagnosis or leaving endo behind during surgery —the debate around microscopic endo CONNECT WITH US! INSTAGRAM: @in16yearsofendo WEBSITE AND RESOURCES: insixteenyears.com LIKE OUR SHOW? Please rate it or leave a review! SUPPORT US by buying us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixte...2021-12-081h 11In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp77: How Having Meaning in Our Lives Helps Our Mental HealthUpdated 10/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about finding meaning in our lives: —the impact that having meaning or not having meaning can have on our mental health —how can we figure out what brings us meaning —how we find more time for the things that give us joy AMY'S BOOK: Finding Peace with a Devastating Disease, by Amy Corfeli https://insixteenyears.com/book/ ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2021-11-2559 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp76: HRT – Hormone Replace TherapyUpdated 1/2024. Amy and Brittany discuss HRT: —the type of doctor you may see —hormone testing —delivery methods (oral, pellet, patch, etc) 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode76 🔗Hormones/HRT - from my website 🔗Is the Dutch test worth the money? - Review by Abby Langer 🔗North American Menopause Society - info on menopause + has option to look up a provider 🔗ESHRE Endometriosis Guidelines ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2021-11-111h 10In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp75: Perimenopause, Menopause, and ProgesteroneUpdated 1/2024. Amy and Brittany talk about perimenopause: —how we may know if we are in it —what symptoms we may have during this time —the potential benefits progesterone can have 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode75 🔗Hormones/HRT - Write up on my website 🔗Lara Briden – The Period Revolutionary – I’ve found her information on hormones helpful to understand the menstrual cycle, perimenopause, and menopause, and how to support our bodies during this time to help with associated symptoms. **However, as for the information on her website about endometriosis, I have seen misinformation there, so...2021-10-281h 15In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp73: Exploring the Idea of HappinessUpdated 9/2023. CW: Brief mention of suicidal ideation. Amy and Brittany talk about what happiness is. —Is it possible to have while living with endo and other chronic illnesses? —We explore the idea that happiness is a skill that can be learned —We share our experiences trying to find deep happiness anyways in spite of the many challenges that living with endo brings. AMY'S BOOK: Finding Peace with a Devastating Disease, by Amy Corfeli https://insixteenyears.com/book/ ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a co...2021-09-301h 18In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis72: The Importance of Inclusivity in the Endo Community with Bee LynnCW: Removal of the uterus, hysterectomy and what that means for pregnancy and for us as a person, body dysphoria, invasive medical procedures, discrimination, trauma. Amy and Brittany speak with Bee Lynn about —why inclusion and representation are important within the endometriosis community. 🎤WHO IS BEE LYNN?🎤 Bee (they/them) is a patient advocate as well as social activist. They are the creator of the Mean Patient Advocate, and a co-founder of the Endo Crisis Connection, which is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting people with endometriosis through the difficulties of living with this disease. Bee identifies as nonbinary and one of their...2021-09-1647 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp71: Hormones 101. Part 3 – MiscellaneousUpdated 10/2023. In our final episode on the basics of hormone health, Amy and Brittany talk about —some common supplements that may help support hormone health —the importance of sleep and healthy fats —progesterone and anovulatory cycles. 🔗Resources🔗 Clickable links at www.insixteenyears.com/episode71 🔗Roadmap to Progesterone – Article by naturopathic doctor Lara Briden. I’ve found her information on hormones helpful to understand the menstrual cycle, perimenopause, and menopause, and how to support our bodies during this time to help with associated symptoms. **However, as for the information on her website about endometriosis, I have seen misinformation there, so take any of that info wi...2021-09-0143 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp70: Hormones 101. Part 2 – Stress and HormonesUpdated 10/2023. Continuing our talk on hormones from the previous episode, Amy and Brittany talk about —how stress, gut health, and exercise habits can affect our hormones 🔗Resources🔗 Clickable links at www.insixteenyears.com/episode70 🔗Hormones - from my website ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2021-08-1948 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp69: Hormones 101. Part 1 – The Hormone JungleUpdated 10/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about —the role hormones play in various bodily functions —the basics of steroid and nonsteroid hormones —the importance of ovulation in relation to progesterone and overall health and how to know if you are ovulating 🔗Resources🔗 Clickable links at www.insixteenyears.com/episode69 🔗Hormones - Overview on my website. 🔗Menstruation in Girls and Adolescents: Using the Menstrual Cycle as a Vital Sign – from ACOG website ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2021-08-041h 07In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp66: Our Relationship with Food. Part 2Updated 1/2024. CW: Eating for comfort. Amy and Brittany examine their relationship with food. We talk about: —the general and common practice of “eating our feelings” and using food to soothe our feelings instead of actually being with them —the importance of learning to be with our feelings —some tips for paying attention to food cravings to see if there is actually an “emotional craving” behind them ***Note: We don’t want this convo to play into diet culture and make us feel ashamed or guilty for eating for reasons besides hunger. Instead, we are just trying to better understand ourselves and have more aw...2021-06-2449 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp65: Our Relationship with Food. Part 1Updated 1/2024. CW: fear of food, reluctance to eat, being obsessive and controlling with food. Amy and Brittany talk about: —how for many with endo, eating can be a struggle as it may lead to digestive symptoms, constipation, diarrhea, nausea, pain, fatigue, and other horrible symptoms. —how for Amy, eating is one of her biggest challenges and the source of many flares, and that led to her having a very unhealthy relationship with food. —how we’ve personally been able to let go of the fear around eating and have a much better relationship with food. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Webs...2021-06-101h 15In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis64: Talking about Gender and Inclusivity with Lori JohanssonAmy and Brittany speak with Lori Johansson about: —gender and gender identity —ways to be more inclusive in our endometriosis advocacy. 🎤WHO IS LORI JOHANSSON?🎤 Lori is a nonbinary endo advocate with both endo and adeno, and as part of their position at public university, they facilitate a community engaged learning course that incorporates discussion around social identities, intersectionality, and counter narratives. Lori is dedicated to spreading awareness of endometriosis and creating supportive and inclusive spaces for those impacted by this disease. ☀️CONNECT WITH LORI☀️ Instagram @lori.johansson.art ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or...2021-05-271h 10In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp63: Endometriosis and RelationshipsUpdated 9/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about: —keys to relationship success (especially romantic relationships) and what Amy learned from her divorce. —how we are ALL worthy of love —how having endo doesn’t doom a relationship, even if we can’t be intimate with our partner, we need to be taken care of at times, or we have other situations we may find ourselves in. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2021-05-131h 17In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp61: Is Finding Peace with Endometriosis Possible?Updated 4/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about our own journeys of searching for peace. —Is it possible to find peace with the pain, the symptoms, and the countless ways endo devastates our lives? —Where we are in terms of acceptance and what benefits it has brought us. —While there is no ‘correct way’ to find peace, we give some ideas on how a person could start, especially if the idea of acceptance currently seems out of reach. Amy's book “Finding Peace with a Devastating Disease”. https://insixteenyears.com/where-to-find-my-book/ ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it o...2021-04-141h 18In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis60: Extra Pelvic Endometriosis (Part 2) with Wendy BinghamAmy speaks with Wendy Bingham DPT about —what different cases of endometriosis in animals could mean for the origin of the disease —the association between endometriosis and cardiovascular disease. 🎤WHO IS WENDY BINGHAM DPT?🎤 Wendy is the founder of the non-profit ExtraPelvic Not Rare, which is dedicated to starting conversation about extrapelvic endometriosis, while providing correct, up-to-date information about the signs and symptoms, diagnostics, and appropriate treatment referrals. ☀️CONNECT WITH WENDY☀️ www.extrapelvicnotrare.org Instagram @extrapelvicnotrare Facebook ExtraPelvic Not Rare Endo Support and Education Group ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Supp...2021-04-0147 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis59: Extra Pelvic Endometriosis (Part 1) with Wendy Bingham DPT of ExtraPelvic Not RareAmy speaks with Wendy Bingham DPT about: —why the definition of endometriosis desperately needs an overhaul and the proposed definitions from the scientific community for it. —the problems with the current definition of extrapelvic endo. —the ICD (International Classification of Diseases) codes and why these negatively affect our ability to truly know the statistics of extrapelvic endo 🎤WHO IS WENDY BINGHAM DPT?🎤 Wendy is the founder of the non-profit ExtraPelvic Not Rare, which is dedicated to starting conversation about extrapelvic endometriosis, while providing correct, up-to-date information about the signs and symptoms, diagnostics, and appropriate treatment referrals. ☀️CONNECT WITH WENDY☀️ www.extrapelvicnotrare.o...2021-03-181h 25In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis58: Insights into Endo with Heather Guidone, CEC Program DirectorAmy speaks with Heather Guidone about: —excision surgery —the standard of care —obstacles to treatment, and what endo actually does in the body. 🎤WHO IS HEATHER GUIDONE?🎤 Heather Guidone is a Board Certified Patient Advocate, and Program Director of the Center for Endometriosis Care in Atlanta, GA. Heather is responsible for the CEC’s comprehensive multidisciplinary care program, clinical research facilitation, disease education and legislative/public policy endeavors to promote better care for endometriosis and pelvic pain gynepathologies. She also coordinates the CEC's MIGS/Endometriosis Surgical Fellowship Program. Heather has focused on 'bench to beltway to bedside' efforts in endometriosis education, res...2021-03-0354 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp57: Endometriosis is NOT the Endometrium. Part 2Updated 1/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about: —how endometriosis is different from the endometrium in terms of its estrogen and progesterone receptors. —how the receptors directly affect the biological processes of the endometriotic tissue, causing it to act differently than the endometrium does 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode57 🔗Is endometriosis an autotransplant? – A chart of differences between endo and the endometrium from Endopaedia.info 🔗Marquardt RM, Kim TH, Shin JH, Jeong JW. Progesterone and Estrogen Signaling in the Endometrium: What Goes Wrong in Endometriosis? Int J Mol Sci. 2019;20(15):3822. Published 2019 Aug 5. doi:10.3390/ijms20153822 – There is also a char...2021-02-181h 21In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp56: Endometriosis is NOT the Endometrium. Part 1Updated 4/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about —some ways that endo and the endometrium differ —why this is so important to know in terms of treatment options 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode56 🔗Bulun SE, Yilmaz BD, Sison C, et al. Endometriosis. Endocr Rev. 2019;40(4):1048-1079. doi:10.1210/er.2018-00242 🔗Aude Béliard, M.D., Ph.D., Agnès Noël, Ph.D., Jean-Michel Foidart, M.D., Ph.D. Reduction of apoptosis and proliferation in endometriosis. Jul 1, 2004. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.11.048 🔗Ali-Akbar Delbandi, M.Sc., Mahmoud Mahmoudi, Ph.D., Adel Shervin, M.D., Mojtaba Sankian, Ph.D...2021-02-041h 16In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp55: Endometriosis and EstrogenUpdated 1/2024. Amy and Brittany talk about —some of the roles that estrogen can play in endometriosis —why mouse endometriosis models are problematic —myths that everyone with endometriosis is estrogen dominant or that medical or natural menopause will treat the disease 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode55 🔗Bulun SE, Monsavais D, Pavone ME, et al. Role of estrogen receptor-β in endometriosis. Semin Reprod Med. 2012;30(1):39-45. doi:10.1055/s-0031-1299596 🔗Serdar E Bulun, Bahar D Yilmaz, Christia Sison, Kaoru Miyazaki, Lia Bernardi, Shimeng Liu, Amanda Kohlmeier, Ping Yin, Magdy Milad, JianJun Wei, Endometriosis, Endocrine Reviews, Volume 40, Issue 4...2021-01-201h 14In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp54: Do You Hate Your Personal “Endometriosis Diet”?Updated 1/2024. Amy and Brittany each following what’s typically considered a restrictive diet. We talk about some of the language and mindset shifts that have helped us —to stop hating the dietary choices we follow —feel empowered —have a more pleasant experience with eating ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2021-01-061h 12In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp53: You Are Not A BurdenUpdated 2/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about feeling like a burden. We talk about: —how we find ourselves apologizing often and feeling guilty when we ask for help —why we might feel this way —why we are NOT a burden and how to learn to appreciate our value ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2020-12-231h 19In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp52: How Sleep Affects Our Health and Pain LevelsUpdated 2/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about sleep: —how hard it can be to sleep, especially if we have health problems —why sleep is so important 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode52 🔗Insomnia Until it Hurts. The role of sleep deprivation in chronic pain, especially muscle pain 🔗Bennett RM, Jones J, Turk DC, Russell IJ, Matallana L. An internet survey of 2,596 people with fibromyalgia. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2007;8:27. Published 2007 Mar 9. doi:10.1186/1471-2474-8-27 🔗Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) 🔗Qaseem A, Kansagara D, Forciea MA, Cooke M, Denberg TD; Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College o...2020-12-0958 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp51: Practicing Gratitude to Help Our Mental HealthUpdated 2/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about gratitude: —how it can change the way we feel about our lives —how it can be hard to practice when we are suffering from endo challenges —how books, movies, and connecting with each other can help us find gratitude, inspiration, and strength ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2020-11-251h 09In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp50: Medicine’s Sex and Gender Bias. Part 4Updated 4/2023. Part 4 - But Doctor, It’s Not Psychosomatic! Amy and Brittany talk about: —‘medically unexplained symptoms’ —mental health referrals and stereotypes around being distressed about symptoms —results from a 2018 review which looked into how gender bias and gender norms have affected medical treatment 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode50 🔗Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick by Maya Dusenbery 🔗Anke Samulowitz, Ida Gremyr, Erik Eriksson, Gunnel Hensing, ““Brave Men” and “Emotional Women”: A Theory-Guided Literature Review on Gender Bias in Health Care and Gendered Norms towards Pa...2020-11-111h 04In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp49: Practicing Self-Compassion After an Endo Horror StoryUpdated 2/2023. Amy and Brittany discuss one of Amy's worst flares in public. We talk about: —how Amy was mortified by what had happened —how her lack of self-compassion worsened an already traumatic and unbearable situation —why self-compassion is important and how to practice it ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2020-10-2852 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp48: Medicine’s Sex and Gender Bias. Part 3Updated 4/2023. Part 3 - Why Is Pain Dismissed in Women and People Assigned Female at Birth? Amy and Brittany talk about: —assumptions and stereotypes specifically related to women, people AFAB, and illness —a brief overview of the history of hysteria and some ways illness in which women were viewed culturally in the past 150 years —a 2018 theory-guided literature review which looked into how gender bias and gender norms have affected medical treatment 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode48 🔗Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick Book by Ma...2020-10-141h 18In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp47: The Limitations of the Endometriosis Staging SystemUpdated 2/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about the rASRM staging system, which classifies endometriosis into stage 1-4. We discuss: —how this staging system has many limitations —two other classification systems: the EFI and the Enzian system 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode47 🔗The Stages of Endometriosis explained by Dr. Cook – Video 🔗Extrapelvic Not Rare – by Wendy Bingham 🔗Stages of Endometriosis – Article on endometriosis.net. 🔗The rASRM score and the Enzian classification for endometriosis: their strengths and weaknesses. Dietmar Haas, Omar Shebl, Andreas Shamiyeh, Peter Oppelt. First published: 13 October 2012. https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.12026. 🔗How to improve the current ASRM cla...2020-09-301h 04In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp46: Medicine’s Sex and Gender Bias. Part 2Updated 4/2023. Part 2 - Why Science Knows Less About the Bodies of Women and People Assigned Female at Birth. Amy and Brittany talk about: —why less is known about disease presentations and side effects for medications for women and people AFAB —some of the federal regulations in the US that led to this —some ridiculous examples of studies that failed to include people AFAB in their research 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode46 🔗Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick by Maya Dusenbery. 🔗Regulations, Guida...2020-09-1656 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of Endometriosis45: Racial Bias in Healthcare with Teniola OngunroToday, Amy speaks with Teniola Ongunro about racial bias: —how it can be one of the most detrimental and undercutting barriers for BIPOC in getting proper diagnosis and treatment —how doctors may have implicit and explicit biases —some ways it can affect healthcare and what we can do about it 🎤WHO IS TENIOLA ONGUNRO?🎤 Teniola Ongunro is an endo warrior born in Nigeria who hosts the podcast ‘Not Defined By Endo’ 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode45 🔗Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Health Care Book by Dayna Matthews 🔗So You Want to Talk About Ra...2020-09-0358 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp44: Medicine’s Sex and Gender Bias – Part 1Updated 4/2023. Part 1 - It's Not in Your Head. Amy and Brittany talk about: —how the sex and gender bias may negatively affect us —how it may be partially responsible for the long delay in diagnosis for endo patients —how we can face multiple biases depending on the identities we may hold 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode44 🔗Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick by Maya Dusenbery 🔗Pain and Prejudice by Gabrielle Jackson 🔗BLEED: Destroying Myths and Misogyny in Endometriosis by Tracy Lindeman 🔗Why medicin...2020-08-201h 03In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp43: Rethinking the Name and Definition of EndometriosisUpdated 2/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about: —how endometriosis is NOT the endometrium —an alternate definition of endo as suggested by researchers —fun new names for endo 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode43 🔗P Vigano, M Candiani, A Monno, E Giacomini, P Vercellini, E Somigliana, Time to redefine endometriosis including its pro-fibrotic nature, Human Reproduction, Volume 33, Issue 3, March 2018, Pages 347–352, https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dex354 🔗David Redwine, MD – Origin of Endometriosis: Cartoon Science vs Evidence-based Medicine 🔗Is endometriosis an autotransplant? – Article on Endopaedia.info with differences between endometriosis and the endometrium. 🔗Diagnostic value of hemosiderin laden macrophages...2020-08-0652 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp42: Gut and Digestive Health. Part 2Updated 4/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about: —chemical and mechanical digestion, fermented foods, and supplements —how intermittent fasting and filtering our water has helped us personally with digestive problems —how Amy improved her digestive and gut health 3 different times: from chronic diarrhea, gastritis, and gut dysbiosis/pathogenic infection 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode42 🔗SIBO 🔗Gut health 🔗Intermittent Fasting for Women: What We Know Now 🔗Water filters ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixt2020-07-2348 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp41: Gut and Digestive Health. Part 1Updated 4/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about: —the gut microbiome —probiotics, prebiotics —stool samples —general tips for having good gut and digestive health 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode41 🔗SIBO 🔗Gut health 🔗The ultimate quick-start guide to the gut microbiome - by Lucy Mailing PhD 🔗Practical Steps for Healing the Gut – with Michael Ruscio 🔗A comprehensive guide to stool and microbiome testing - by Lucy Mailing PhD 🔗Probiotics - by Lucy Mailing PhD 🔗McFarland LV, Evans CT, Goldstein EJC. Strain-Specificity and Disease-Specificity of Probiotic Efficacy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Front Med (Lausanne). 2018 May 7;5:124. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2018.0...2020-07-0950 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp40: The Silver Linings Endometriosis Brought MeUpdated 2/2023. There are so many negative ways that endometriosis can affect our life, from living with chronic or acute pain, infertility, or fatigue, to affecting our relationships, to making it difficult to work or study or go after our dreams. But since endo can also cause us to rethink and even rebuild our life, we might find new sources of joy or figure out what really matters to us. Have you found any “silver linings” because of endo? Amy and Brittany talk about some of the good that it’s brought to our life, and how we were able to notice...2020-06-2551 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp39: Orilissa and Lupron. Part 3B – The Potential Long Term Risks of LupronEpisode updated 11/2022. Amy and Brittany talk about Lupron: —how patients - and even doctors! - are not always fully informed of the side effects that can occur from taking Lupron. —the information available on the potential long term risks —how knowing the potential risks can help us make more informed decisions 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/lupron 🔗Lupron ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2020-06-111h 05In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp38: Understanding the Types of EndometriosisUpdated 1/2024. Amy and Brittany talk about how there are generally 3 accepted forms of endometriosis: —Superficial, Ovarian Endometrioma (OME), and Deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). —how each type can cause pain and symptoms and deserve expert care. 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode38 🔗Endometriomas - intro and links on my website. 🔗Endopaedia.info – Cystic Ovarian Endometrioma – Links to two articles on the topic. 🔗Isolated Ovarian Endometrioma: A History Between Myth and Reality – Caterina Exacoustos, MD, PhD, Giovanna De Felice, MD, Alessandra Pizzo, MD, Gabriele Centini, MD, Emilio Piccione, MD, Errico Zupi, MD. January 15, 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j...2020-05-281h 05In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp37: Orilissa and Lupron. Part 3A – Side EffectsEpisode updated 11/2022. Amy and Brittany go into detail on: —the side effects for Orilissa and Lupron and how they may affect our quality of life while taking the medication or after stopping it —the implications of bone mineral density loss, especially for young adults. 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode37 🔗Lupron 🔗Orilissa ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2020-05-141h 01In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp36: Endometriosis, IBS, and Digestive Problems. Part 2Updated 1/2024. Amy and Brittany talk about: —how diet, PFT, excision surgery, more may help diminish or manage digestive problems 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode36 🔗Resources to find a surgeon ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2020-04-301h 11In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp35: Endometriosis, IBS, and Digestive Problems. Part 1Updated 1/2024. Amy and Brittany talk about: —how a high majority of people of endo present with digestive problems —some reasons why we might have digestive problems with endo. 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to  www.insixteenyears.com/episode35 🔗Constipation, SIBO & Other GI Issues Can Be A Red Flag For This Condition – This article has an except from the book Beating Endo, by Drs Iris Orbuch and Amy Stein. However, prior to the excerpt, the definition of endo is wrong, so keep that in mind. 🔗Yuan M, Li D, Zhang Z, Sun H, An M, Wang G. Endometriosis induc...2020-04-161h 03In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp34: The Strength Inside of UsUpdated 2/2023. How do we keep going even when everything seems impossible? When life just keeps throwing problem after problem at us, how do we find the strength to go to work, take care of the kids, and to keep doing the things we need to do, when we really just want to curl up under the covers? Amy and Brittany talk about Amy’s health challenge over the past year, the inspiration she found in certain books, and how learning to be with our feelings can help us work through them and come out the other side. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram...2020-04-0259 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp32: The Way We Face Our ProblemsUpdated 2/2023. How many of us feel like we react to difficult situations in ways we don’t want to? They say that the only thing we can truly control in life is the way we face our problems, yet most of us feel like we have no control over our reactions at all! In this episode, Amy and Brittany talk about how to break our subconscious reactions. We give examples on how we can break and replace various types of unwanted negative thought patterns with new, wanted ways of thinking. We tell a few stories of different unwanted ways we’ve r...2020-03-051h 16In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp30: Orilissa and Lupron. Part 1 – Misconceptions and MarketingEpisode updated 10/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about how doctors are often misinformed about treatment for endometriosis, including the benefits, risks, and limitations of GnRh drugs. We discuss some ways pharmaceutical companies influence the doctor and/or the patient through marketing tactics, “awareness” campaigns, and more. 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode30 🔗Lupron 🔗Orilissa ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2020-02-061h 23In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp29: Negative Self-Talk and Limiting Beliefs About Your IllnessUpdated 2/2023. Do you have beliefs about yourself or your illness that are limiting you in some way? Limiting your growth, your opportunities, or your chances to feel even just a little bit better? Often times our beliefs are subconscious, and we don’t even realize we have them or how they are affecting us. Amy and Brittany talk about how to figure out what our limiting beliefs are, how to change them, and a few common examples of negative self-talk and limiting beliefs around illness. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leav...2020-01-231h 00In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp28: How to Stick to Your Personal Health HabitsUpdated 2/2023. Many of us have specific, individualized habits/routines that we follow to help us manage our symptoms or improve our quality of life. These might include eating a certain way, having a specific sleep/wake time, getting enough daily movement, or anything else. Yet how do we actually stick to the habits/routines we want? There is a whole science, and an art, to building habits. Today Amy and Brittany discuss them and give tips to make habit formation easier. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! ...2020-01-091h 09In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp25: Improving the Experience of Your PeriodUpdated 2/2023. For many people with endo, our period is our most dreaded time of the month. Some of us might even be terrified of getting our period because of the excruciating pain it can bring. We might plan our lives around our period because it completely incapacitates us. In this episode, Amy and Brittany talk about some things we can do to try to make this time of the month slightly less miserable, both on a physical and emotional level. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support...2019-11-281h 10In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp24: Traveling with EndometriosisUpdated 2/2023. Going on vacation presents a lot of opportunities for endo to flare: the travel itself, different food than we may normally eat, a bed that’s not your own, stress, being on the go. It’s no surprise that traveling, or even just a holiday or special occasion that we celebrate, can be hard on our body. Amy and Brittany talk about some tips to be successful on our vacations and holidays so we can have as much fun, and as little flares, as possible! ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or l...2019-11-141h 10In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp23: How to Deal When People Comment on What You EatUpdated 1/2024. Many of us follow an individualized way of eating to help us manage our symptoms. It’s hard enough to follow our way of eating, but then throw in unwanted, relentless, or obnoxious comments about your food choices from family, friends, or coworkers, and you might be discouraged to continue eating in this way. Amy and Brittany talk about hot to navigate comments people make about your food choices. You can definitely still get tips from this episode, even if you aren’t on any specific diet! ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please...2019-10-311h 11In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp22: Bowel EndometriosisUpdated 1/2024. Amy and Brittany talk about bowel endo: —Does it show up on a colonoscopy or other scans? —Does having bowel symptoms mean we have bowel endo? —Is it treatable? 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode22 🔗Bowel endo 🔗Ep 82 - Interview with Excision Surgeon Dr. Vimee Bindra 🔗Ep 100 - Interview with Excision Surgeon Dr. Abhishek Mangeshikar 🔗Ep 123 - Surgeon Interview: Bowel Endometriosis and Disease Mapping with Dr. Ramiro Cabrera ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-f2019-10-171h 17In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp21: Managing Stress for Less Endo FlaresUpdated 1/2023. For many of us, stress is one of our biggest triggers for an endometriosis flare. What exactly is stress, and how does it affect our bodies? Today Amy and Brittany talk about ways we can try to manage stress, or better yet, eliminate it altogether when possible from certain parts of our life. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2019-10-031h 03In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp20: Reflections about My One Year Excision AnniversaryUpdated 2/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about all the feelings that have come up for us post excision such as sadness, gratitude, shock, anger, and hope. Amy talks about some of the new health problems she’s battling, and we reflect on what it means to work towards acceptance and peace with our endo and health. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears 📖AMY'S BOOK: Finding Peace with a Devastating Disease by Amy Corfeli2019-09-191h 06In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp19: Endometriosis and the WorkplaceUpdated 12/2022. Getting into work everyday when you have endo can be a real challenge. Pain flares, brain fog, and other symptoms can make it hard to actually do your work. Amy and Brittany talk all kinds of tips for a successful day at the workplace, from strategies to meet deadlines, schedules, supplies, emergency drivers, clothes, medical accommodations, and more! 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode19 🔗FMLA – Family and Medical Leave Act. 🔗Episode 116 on my podcast - Disability Accomodations in the Workplace. Part 1 ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please r...2019-09-051h 18In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp18: Asking Empowered Questions for a Better LifeUpdated 2/2023. What kind of questions do you ask yourself about your life with endo? Empowered questions invite you to find answers that help you take back control of your life. Amy and Brittany talk about some of the questions we ask ourselves, and how they’ve led to improvements in our physical and emotional well being. Let’s take back control and power over our lives and over endo! ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2019-08-2244 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp17: Set Boundaries to Protect Your Health and Self CareUpdated 2/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about how we have the right to set boundaries to protect our physical and mental health! In fact, it’s vital that we do so. But what exactly are boundaries? When and why do we need them? Most importantly, how do we successfully set them?! ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2019-08-081h 12In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp14: Living with an Invisible IllnessUpdated 1/2023. Living with an invisible illness has its challenges, and for many of us, endo was also a nameless illness during our struggle to be diagnosed. Amy and Brittany talk about how both of these can affect us emotionally, especially if we got sick at a younger age during our formative years. We also give examples of how to explain about endometriosis in some common social situations. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2019-06-271h 07In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp13: When Sex HurtsUpdated 1/2023. Painful sex, especially penetrative sex, is a reality for many with endo. Amy and Brittany talk about some physical, emotional, and societal aspects of dealing with painful sex. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2019-06-1353 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp12: Common Endometriosis MythsUpdated 12/2022. What exactly is endo? What colors is it? Why do some doctors miss it during a laparoscopy? Is a biopsy necessary? What is silent endo? Does menopause help it? Amy and Brittany debunk common myths and share some easy ways to explain about it to those who are unfamiliar. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2019-05-301h 03In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp11: 8 Tips for More EnergyUpdated 4/2023. Many of us with endometriosis struggle with fatigue, Amy included. While much of Amy's fatigue was from the endo lesions themselves, she also noticed over the years that other factors influence it, such as sleeping, eating, toxic relationships, managing activities, grief, and more. Amy and Brittany give several ideas to explore for trying to hopefully feel a little more energized on either a physical or emotional level. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2019-05-1639 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp10: Finding Gratitude Even in the Difficult MomentsUpdated 4/2023. Practicing gratitude can help us break free from negative feelings, but what if we can’t find anything to feel grateful for? Amy and Brittany talk about a lighthearted gratitude game Amy plays to shift her focus to the bigger picture and find appreciation for what’s going right for her - but without falling into the trap of toxic positivity. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2019-05-0228 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp9: How to Stop Self-Sabotaging Your “Endometriosis Diet”Updated 1/2024. Many of us have changed the way we eat because we find it helps with our endometriosis symptoms. Yet it can be really hard to actually commit to our dietary changes. As Brittany goes over a method to look at the bigger picture to help align our actions with our priorities, Amy has a dual with her dietary kryptonite live on the show. ***Note: this episode is not about diet culture but about trying to embrace the personal way of eating that we've chosen for our health. Our relationship with food is complex, and this is just one conversation...2019-04-1841 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp7: Period Shame, Endoflares, and Social StigmaUpdated 4/2023. Amy shares about a time when her period came and she had a mortifying endoflare at work, which makes us wonder why we often feel shame in relation to our periods, our endo, and reproductive organs? We explore societal, cultural, and historical reasons, and how we can try to destigmatize menstruation. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2019-03-211h 00In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp6: What’s it Like to Live with Endometriosis?Updated 12/2022. What does endometriosis have in common with a horror movie? Find out as Amy and Brittany explore what symptoms like painful sex, painful bowel movements, and painful periods really mean on a physical and emotional level. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2019-03-071h 03In Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp5: Changing Your Experience with PainUpdated 2/2023. Is there a way to suffer less during painful moments? Amy and Brittany talk about some techniques Amy used to help her emotionally to get through hours of excruciating menstrual pain when medicine no longer provided relief. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2019-02-2139 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp3: 9 Tips for Better Medical CareUpdated 12/2022. Want to make more empowered and educated decisions about your medical care?Amy and Brittany talk about what Amy did wrong and right over the years when looking for a doctor and treatment plan for her endo, and what can be learned from those experiences. 🔗FIND A SURGEON: https://insixteenyears.com/how-to-find-a-specialist/ 🔗SEX AND GENDER BIAS in healthcare episodes: 44, 46,  48, 50 🔗RACIAL BIAS in healthcare episode: 45 ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2019-01-2440 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp2: From Dismissal to DiagnosisUpdated 12/2022. Ever been dismissed by a doctor – or several – and start to doubt yourself? Amy and Brittany talk about the obstacles we face trying to get diagnosed with endo and how lonely it can feel when no one believes your symptoms. We talk about Amy's journey to diagnosis and how strong people with endometriosis are to face the pain and challenges that we do. FIND AN EXCISION SURGEON: https://insixteenyears.com/how-to-find-a-specialist/ ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/in2019-01-1057 minIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisIn Sixteen Years of EndometriosisEp1: Introducing a Dragon that Ate My OvaryWelcome to our podcast full of humor and hope! We’re Amy and Brittany. We’ll introduce our ridiculous health problems, and then share our thoughts on living with chronic pain and serious health conditions. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears2018-12-2753 min