Amy speaks with Andoeni about: —the lack of multidisciplinary centers or coordinated care specifically for endo and how this hurts patients —how patients can feel abandoned post surgery if there’s no post op care —the burden that falls on the patients to research their conditions and find a knowledgable doctor they can trust 🎤WHO IS…

Amy speaks with Michelle about the guidelines for IC/PBS (Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome). We talk about: —the different phenotypes and what this means for treatment —key takeaways from the updated 2025 Canadian guidelines —our personal experiences with this condition 🎤WHO IS MICHELLE?🎤 Michelle is a peer health navigator and a dedicated advocate for pelvic health….

Amy speaks with Dr. Lora Liu about excision surgery. She explains to us: —Tips for asking your surgeon about their multidisciplinary surgical team. —How she decides when to operate on a patient. —Some of the risks vs benefits of excision, especially bowel surgery. 🎤WHO IS DR. LORA LIU?🎤 Dr. Lora Liu is an excision surgeon…

Amy speaks to Orla O’Connor from Ireland and Jennifer Todd from Canada about traveling abroad for excision surgery. They share about: —what they think is most important to keep in mind when going to another country to medical care —their process for choosing a surgeon —logistics such as post op care and flying home after…

Amy speaks with Dr. Jorge Carrillo about the complexity of chronic pelvic pain. We talk about: —his strategy for evaluating menstrual, bladder, bowel, musculoskeletal, and neuropathic symptoms in his patients —the biopsychosocial model of pain and why it’s important —the need for integrative pain care for endometriosis 🎤WHO IS DR. JORGE CARRILLO?🎤 Dr. Carrillo earned…

Today I’m speaking with Dr. John Dulemba about: —surgical gatekeeping —endometriosis recurrence —the importance of treating this disease early and not after years of symptoms 🎤WHO IS DR. JOHN DULEMBA?🎤 A now retired excision surgeon who was in private practice in Denton, Texas, from 1986-2023. He performed over 7300 endometriosis surgeries, both robotically and via…

Many of us understand the benefit of PFT for pelvic pain, bladder, and bowel symptoms, but it’s hard to know how to actually find an expert PT. Amy speaks with Abby De Angelis about: —where we can search online to start putting together names of potential PTs —what kind of questions we should ask them…

Today Amy speaks with Dr. Tatnai Burnett about endometriosis treatment. We talk about: —the challenges of treating pain associated with superficial endo. —how endo needs a multimodal approach using all the tools in the toolbox. —his approach to exploring the causes of recurrent pain post excision. 🎤WHO IS DR. TATNAI BURNETT?🎤 Tatnai L. Burnett, M.D….

Amy speaks with Dr. Naomi Whittaker about: —what NaPro Technology is and how it’s goal is to identify and address the underlying causes of gynecologic issues and infertility —some of the tools that have helped her patients with fertility, such as formal cycle instruction and charting, intentional adhesion prevention during excision surgery, and the use…