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QC:From Left-Behind Lesions To Better Protocols: Rewriting Complex Endometriosis and MCAS Care

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) What if the reason you’re still in pain after surgery isn’t failure—it’s complexity that wasn’t fully addressed? We sit down with a neurogastroenterologist and a colorectal surgeon to unpack why deep endometriosis often persists, how bowel […]

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Western Medicine Meets Functional Healing for Endometriosis with Dr. Iris Kerin Orbuch

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) What if the most powerful shift in endometriosis care isn’t choosing sides, but connecting them? We sit down with Dr. Iris Kerin Orbuch—board-certified OBGYN, excision specialist, and co-author of Beating Endo—to chart a practical, compassionate path

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Fast Charge: Why Ultra-Accurate Liquid Biopsies May Change Diagnosis, Treatment, And Trust In Women’s Health

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) What if a drop of blood or menstrual fluid could reveal the hidden biology driving endometriosis? We sit down with Dr. Canio Martinelli, OBGYN and oncology educator, to unpack how liquid biopsy is moving from bold

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QC: Understanding Why Endometriosis Lesions Grow, Bleed, And Change Color

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) What if understanding how endometriosis builds its own blood supply could unlock safer, smarter treatment? We sit down with Professor Gaby Moawad—renowned robotic surgeon, educator, and leader in endometriosis care—to unpack the vascular engine that drives

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Compassion Over Calories: Rethinking Food, Body, And Medicine – With Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Food isn’t the villain—pain is. When eating reliably triggers symptoms, the body learns to avoid. We sat down with Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani—internal medicine physician, eating disorder expert, and author of Sick Enough—to map how chronic illness,

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From Microbiome To Blood Vessels: Why Treating Endometriosis Takes A Whole-Body Strategy With Dr. Gaby Moawad

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) We reframe endometriosis as a whole-body disease and map how gut microbes, blood vessels, and lymphatics drive symptoms, pain, and fatigue. Dr. Gaby Moawad shares strategies for multidisciplinary care that builds trust, reduces inflammation, and improves

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When Pelvic Pain Meets the Gut: Neuro-GI and Colorectal Experts on Endometriosis, Mast Cells, and Real Recovery

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) What if your “IBS” isn’t just a gut problem—but part of a larger endometriosis story that involves nerves, immune triggers, and the way your body processes pain? We sit down with a neurogastroenterologist, Dr. Zachary Spiritos

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What happens when motherhood and chronic illness collide, and how do we turn that into advocacy?

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) We explore the hard edges of parenting with endometriosis—pregnancy losses, grief, guilt, and the small wins that keep us going—and how those experiences drove us into advocacy that meets medicine where it starts: in classrooms. Along

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