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February 1, 2019January 30, 2019

Coming to Terms with Losing My Endometriosis Specialist

Columns, Dachshunds & Duvets - a Column by Jessie Madrigal-Fletcher

During the most recent visit to my endometriosis specialist, I received some pretty shocking news. I was expecting an ovary malfunction or the appearance of another bothersome polyp, but I ... Read more

January 31, 2019January 29, 2019

Time to Get a Real Sex Education

Columns, Living with Endo- a Column By Jessica Duffin

Life is not simple. We are born, we grow, and we get older, but everything that happens in between is variable and individual to each of us. Much like sex. ... Read more

January 25, 2019January 24, 2019

Things I Probably Shouldn’t Do with Endometriosis, but Do Anyway

Columns, Dachshunds & Duvets - a Column by Jessie Madrigal-Fletcher

Whenever I see the word “rebel” on a T-shirt, mug, or pillow, I feel a need to own that piece of self-identifying merchandise. I’ve been a rogue one since I was ... Read more

January 24, 2019January 23, 2019

Pinpointing Which Lifestyle Choices Worsen My Anxiety

Columns, Living with Endo- a Column By Jessica Duffin

I’ve always been anxious. That was labeled as nervousness as a child, and I just accepted it as part of me, though it didn’t ever get easier. Only when anxiety appeared on ... Read more

January 18, 2019January 17, 2019

I Have Endometriosis, but I Am No Wonder Woman

Columns, Dachshunds & Duvets - a Column by Jessie Madrigal-Fletcher

I am not ashamed to admit that when no one is looking, apart from lip-syncing to Starship’s “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” almost daily, I also do the Wonder Woman ... Read more

January 17, 2019January 15, 2019

Healing Sexual Pain Caused by Endometriosis

Columns, Living with Endo- a Column By Jessica Duffin

“What’s your motivation for having sex?” I hesitated. What was my motivation? Did I even have one anymore? Last week, I chatted with a painful sex expert who specializes in ... Read more

January 11, 2019January 10, 2019

My Hormonal Journey: Goodbye, Progestogen and Hello, Progesterone

Columns, Dachshunds & Duvets - a Column by Jessie Madrigal-Fletcher

A few months ago, before setting off on my travels to the United States, my specialist prescribed my first hormonal treatment since my endometriosis diagnosis: a progestogen-based minipill. Until that point, ... Read more

January 10, 2019January 8, 2019

Beating the Feeling of Being Overwhelmed in the New Year

Columns, Living with Endo- a Column By Jessica Duffin

If you’re on Instagram, your feed is likely full of reviews of 2018 and hopeful posts about 2019. Perhaps your friends and the accounts you follow are sharing their goals, ... Read more

January 4, 2019January 2, 2019

New Year, New You, but You Still Have Endometriosis

Columns, Dachshunds & Duvets - a Column by Jessie Madrigal-Fletcher

New Year’s is definitively one of those funny periods in life. Every time it comes around, it brings an influx of resolutions and life-changing proclamations. It’s become popular to go ... Read more

January 3, 2019December 21, 2018

Having a Good Period After Christmas Excesses

Columns, Living with Endo- a Column By Jessica Duffin

It’s a new year and you’re ready for a fresh start — but last year’s celebrations haunt you. Yep. Me, too. Although I know my triggers and how to manage endometriosis, ... Read more