The book, Endometriosis: Putting the Pieces Together for a Better Life, has a blue cover with 3 yellow puzzle pieces on it.
The table of contents of the book, showing the first 20 chapters
The table of contents of the book, showing the second 20 chapters

Endometriosis: Putting the Pieces Together for a Better Life

By Amy Corfeli, Andrea Ruiz, Virginia Vallejo, and Jennifer Mier Cabrera

Our book is a tool that will accompany you as you seek answers to the questions you have about endometriosis. Each chapter is a piece of a puzzle that will help clarify many of your concerns, presented in the form of mini-chapters for a smooth reading experience. Once the puzzle is complete, you’ll be able to make more informed decisions, which we hope will help you live better with endometriosis.

Where can you find our book?

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Amazon

The paperback is only available through Amazon in the following countries (link opens directly to that listing):

Apple Books, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble

The e-book is also available on these platforms worldwide, as well as some library apps in the United States. Search for Endometriosis: Putting the Pieces Together for a Better Life.

Library

My book is available on various library apps for your library to purchase in order for it to be available to you. Many libraries take suggestions; ask if they’ll buy my book!

What will you find in our book?

Read a sample here on Amazon.

  • Evidence-based information divided into three parts.
    • Part 1 will help you understand the disease (what endometriosis is and isn’t), the social factors that contribute to diagnostic delays, and the power of endometriosis advocacy.
    • Part 2 provides in depth information on treatments options, with information backed by 140 research studies.
    • Part 3 focuses on a multidisciplinary approach, such as the pillars of health, nutrition, and mental health support.
  • 62 mini-chapters.
    • The topics we cover are varied: chronic pelvic pain, endometriomas, what ideal care for endometriosis should look like, and dozens of others. Check out the table of contents (in the book preview) to see them all. You can read the mini-chapters in any order. Jump to the topics that interest you most!
  • Perspectives from doctors in Latin America and the United States.
    • We had the opportunity to interview 11 renowned endometriosis specialists who shared their opinions and perspectives on surgery, infertility, multidisciplinary treatment, and more.
  • Patient voices from 21 countries in Latin America, the United States, and Spain.
    • They share their lived experiences and advice. We hope you’ll feel a sense of community and know that you’re not alone.

If you’re living with endometriosis, we’re confident that our book will serve as a guide and source of support for you—whether it’s to better understand treatment options or to feel comfort in the words of others who are also living with this disease.

If you’re supporting someone living with endometriosis, throughout these pages you’ll find information that will help you better understand this disease. We firmly believe that knowledge is power and that empathy is the best way to express love in moments of despair.

Who are we?

We are four empowered patients advocates: Amy Corfeli (United States), Andrea Ruiz (Peru), Virginia Vallejo (Dominican Republic), and Jennifer Mier Cabrera (Mexico), who have collaborated to share the collective knowledge we’ve gained over more than 18 years of raising awareness about endometriosis. We are podcast hosts, presidents of national endometriosis associations, published researchers, and people who don’t want future generations to suffer from this disease as we have.

That’s why we wrote this book, with the participation of our community, for our community—for you!—because we all deserve to find the puzzle pieces that will help us achieve a better quality of life.

See our book launch video on Instagram here.

English translation

Our book was originally written in Spanish under the name Endometriosis: Encajando las piezas para una vida mejor, to highlight the voices of Spanish-speaking patients and the endometriosis specialists of their respective regions, and bring important information to a community that has historically had less access. Translation to English (with small modifications) by Amy Corfeli.

Amy holds her book Endometriosis: Putting the Pieces Together for a Better Life