Dr. Jessica Shepherd

Yeah, it can kind of travel in other places.

Yeah, it can kind of travel in other places.

gets to those places, it causes pain. Most common symptom of endometriosis is pain and also infertility, right? Because it's impacting the other organs in the reproductive system. Now, we do know that it's an underdiagnosed disease. One in 10 women will have endometriosis. One in 10? One in 10. They may not experience it the same, but we are underdiagnosing it.

gets to those places, it causes pain. Most common symptom of endometriosis is pain and also infertility, right? Because it's impacting the other organs in the reproductive system. Now, we do know that it's an underdiagnosed disease. One in 10 women will have endometriosis. One in 10? One in 10. They may not experience it the same, but we are underdiagnosing it.

gets to those places, it causes pain. Most common symptom of endometriosis is pain and also infertility, right? Because it's impacting the other organs in the reproductive system. Now, we do know that it's an underdiagnosed disease. One in 10 women will have endometriosis. One in 10? One in 10. They may not experience it the same, but we are underdiagnosing it.

And the other thing is that there is somewhat of a genetic predisposition or a likelihood of getting endometriosis if you had your mother and or sister have endometriosis.

And the other thing is that there is somewhat of a genetic predisposition or a likelihood of getting endometriosis if you had your mother and or sister have endometriosis.

And the other thing is that there is somewhat of a genetic predisposition or a likelihood of getting endometriosis if you had your mother and or sister have endometriosis.

The best way to treat it is to look at it from the root cause, which is estrogen. So if we are able to say, how can we decrease the level of estrogen that's creating this inflammatory response? So there are many ways that we can do that. Some people are put on birth control. Remember we talked about suppressing.

The best way to treat it is to look at it from the root cause, which is estrogen. So if we are able to say, how can we decrease the level of estrogen that's creating this inflammatory response? So there are many ways that we can do that. Some people are put on birth control. Remember we talked about suppressing.

The best way to treat it is to look at it from the root cause, which is estrogen. So if we are able to say, how can we decrease the level of estrogen that's creating this inflammatory response? So there are many ways that we can do that. Some people are put on birth control. Remember we talked about suppressing.

We can also use medications that are specifically designed to decrease estrogen specifically for that reason, for endometriosis. And then some people need surgery. And the reason they need surgery is because it creates these kind of adhesions or these kind of scar tissue in the pelvis. And so that can cause the pain and or infertility.

We can also use medications that are specifically designed to decrease estrogen specifically for that reason, for endometriosis. And then some people need surgery. And the reason they need surgery is because it creates these kind of adhesions or these kind of scar tissue in the pelvis. And so that can cause the pain and or infertility.

We can also use medications that are specifically designed to decrease estrogen specifically for that reason, for endometriosis. And then some people need surgery. And the reason they need surgery is because it creates these kind of adhesions or these kind of scar tissue in the pelvis. And so that can cause the pain and or infertility.

And we can go in there as a minimally invasive surgeon and get those kind of nodules and adhesions out. And that's how the patient can feel better. So there's a lot of different ways that we can actually impact endometriosis, which is why we should be talking about it more.

And we can go in there as a minimally invasive surgeon and get those kind of nodules and adhesions out. And that's how the patient can feel better. So there's a lot of different ways that we can actually impact endometriosis, which is why we should be talking about it more.

And we can go in there as a minimally invasive surgeon and get those kind of nodules and adhesions out. And that's how the patient can feel better. So there's a lot of different ways that we can actually impact endometriosis, which is why we should be talking about it more.

I want to start with skin because we all know when we're in our younger years, ages that our skin is very kind of, it glows, it has this ability to not have wrinkles. And so as we start to age, which is a biological feature of what we're going to go through, decline in estrogen, can't then go to that part of our skin that impacts the collagen, which gives us our ability to be plump, to be firm.

I want to start with skin because we all know when we're in our younger years, ages that our skin is very kind of, it glows, it has this ability to not have wrinkles. And so as we start to age, which is a biological feature of what we're going to go through, decline in estrogen, can't then go to that part of our skin that impacts the collagen, which gives us our ability to be plump, to be firm.

I want to start with skin because we all know when we're in our younger years, ages that our skin is very kind of, it glows, it has this ability to not have wrinkles. And so as we start to age, which is a biological feature of what we're going to go through, decline in estrogen, can't then go to that part of our skin that impacts the collagen, which gives us our ability to be plump, to be firm.