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Endo Battery

Alanna

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1 week ago

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) We trace how endometriosis interacts with mast cells, connective tissue, and hormones, explaining why symptoms feel systemic and why overlap with HEDS and MCAS appears so often. We also review new data on tirzepatide and inflammation, separating promise from hype while keeping care practical and multidisciplinary. • Mast cell activation as a shared pathway across HEDS and endometriosis • EMT signalin...

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Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) We trace how endometriosis interacts with mast cells, connective tissue, and hormones, explaining why symptoms feel systemic and why overlap with HEDS and MCAS appears so often. We also review new data on tirzepatide and inflammation, separating promise from hype while keeping care practical and multidisciplinary. • Mast cell activation as a shared pathway across HEDS and endometriosis • EMT signalin...

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EB Fast Charged :Untangling Endometriosis, HEDS, And Immune Cross-Talk

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) We trace how endometriosis interacts with mast cells, connective tissue, and hormones, explaining why symptoms feel systemic and why overlap with HEDS and MCAS appears so often. We also review new data on tirzepatide and inflammation, separating promise from hype while keeping care practical and multidisciplinary. • Mast cell activation as a shared pathway across HEDS and endometriosis • EMT signalin...

1 week ago

18 minutes

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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 involvement gets missed, and what a truly coordinated plan looks like when disease touches the colon, rectum, bladder, and beyond. Their candid insights replace fal...

1 week ago

7 minutes

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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 that blends surgical excellence with functional medicine, gut repair, pelvic floor therapy, and trauma-informed care. The goal: reduce inflammation, calm...

2 weeks ago

55 minutes

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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 idea to practical tool—and what it will take to make it safe, accurate, and accessible. From circulating “fingerprints” to AI-enhanced signal detection, we chart a path toward earlier detect...

3 weeks ago

27 minutes

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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 lesion growth, bleeding, and scarring. In five focused minutes, we translate complex molecular pathways into clear takeaways you can use to ask bet...

3 weeks ago

8 minutes

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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, neurodiversity, and medical bias shape the modern food struggle. Forget stereotypes: most eating disorders aren’t visible, and many people who restrict are doin...

1 month ago

58 minutes

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QC: Menopause Myth, Endometriosis Truths

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Menopause wasn’t supposed to feel like this—so why does pelvic pain persist when periods stop? We sit down with Dr. Megan Wasson, Chair of Medical and Surgical Gynecology at Mayo Clinic, to confront the enduring myth that menopause—or even ovary removal—automatically ends endometriosis. The short answer: endo is a disease of endometrial‑like tissue, not an ovary problem, and those lesions can produce ...

1 month ago

6 minutes

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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 long-term quality of life. • endometriosis defined as multi-systemic, not just pelvic pain • harms of dismissal and why trust and clear plans matter...

1 month ago

54 minutes

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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 and colorectal surgeon, Dr. Vincent Obias, to connect the dots between bowel endometriosis, mast cell activation, dysautonomia, and the stubborn symptoms that linger after...

1 month ago

44 minutes

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QC: Endometriosis in Teens: Red Flags Doctors Miss and Families Normalize

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) We challenge the myth that teens are “too young” for endometriosis and show how to spot red flags that go far beyond “normal cramps.” Dr. Megan Wasson shares clear signs, family dynamics that normalize pain, and steps to get answers sooner. • redefining normal: pain as more than an inconvenience • family patterns that normalize severe period pain • the pediatrician pitfall: quick dismissal without pr...

1 month ago

4 minutes

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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 the way we talk kids’ questions, self‑grace, and building real community support. • balancing parenting with chronic pain and fatigue • pregnancy, miscarriage, and fear...

1 month ago

41 minutes

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From Miscarriages to Medicine: Nikki’s Fight for Endometriosis, PCOS, and Adenomyosis Care

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) We trace Nikki’s 28-year path from a painful first period to an excision surgery that finally connected endometriosis, PCOS, and adenomyosis, and we talk about pregnancy losses, pelvic floor pain, and the power of community. We share practical tools that shorten the time from symptoms to care and turn experience into advocacy. • early menarche, fainting episodes, heavy bleeding dismissed • overlap of...

1 month ago

37 minutes

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QC: Why Finding In-Network Endometriosis Specialists Is So Difficult

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Dr. Jeff Arrington explains why insurance is a major barrier for endometriosis specialists and patients seeking care. The healthcare payment system fundamentally fails to recognize the difference between quick, superficial treatments and proper excision surgery that actually removes the disease. • Insurance payment systems are based on Relative Value Units (RVUs) set by Medicare • The RVU system has ...

2 months ago

8 minutes

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QC: Why Removing Bowel Endometriosis Can Really Change Your Fertility Future

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Professor Horace Ramon shares groundbreaking insights on how surgery for colorectal endometriosis significantly improves fertility outcomes, even for patients who've experienced multiple failed IVF attempts. His research reveals that removing endometriotic lesions throughout the pelvis gives patients a better chance at natural conception by addressing multiple fertility barriers. • Endometriosis acts...

2 months ago

4 minutes

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QC: Fertility and Adenomyosis

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Dr. Naomi Whittaker shares critical distinctions between diffuse and focal adenomyosis and their impact on fertility. She highlights how adenomyosis is often over-diagnosed on ultrasound while explaining that diffuse adenomyosis rarely affects fertility, though focal adenomyomas require surgical intervention by fertility-friendly specialists. • Diffuse adenomyosis is more common in women who have had...

2 months ago

5 minutes

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QC: Finding Your Endometriosis Surgeon

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Dr. Melissa McHale, a gynecologic surgeon specializing in minimally invasive endometriosis surgery, shares expert guidance on finding qualified surgeons for endometriosis treatment. She provides practical strategies for evaluating surgeon credentials, training backgrounds, and professional connections to ensure patients receive care from true specialists capable of performing complete excision surgery...

2 months ago

5 minutes

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Fast Charged #16. Beyond the Scalpel: AI, Surgery, and the Future of Personalized Care

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Dr. Canio Martinelli, OBGYN specialist and head of clinical programs at Sbarro Health Research Organization, discusses groundbreaking research on AI applications in medicine and surgical decision-making to improve patient outcomes. • Research shows AI systems like ChatGPT perform comparably to resident physicians in diagnostic accuracy • Human doctors and AI make different types of errors, suggesting...

2 months ago

39 minutes

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QC: Pre-Surgical Mapping: The Critical Step Before Endometriosis Surgery

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Dr. Ramiro Cabrera explains how surgical mapping revolutionizes endometriosis treatment by allowing surgeons to visualize deep infiltrating disease before operating. This European-originated technique enables personalized surgical planning and proper specialist involvement, replacing outdated diagnostic approaches with comprehensive pre-surgical imaging. • Endometriosis has three types: peritoneal (s...

2 months ago

9 minutes

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The Fertility Revolution: How Endometriosis Surgery Changes Pregnancy Outcomes With Prof. Horace Roman

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Professor Horace Ramon, a world-renowned endometriosis surgeon and researcher, reveals how excision surgery can significantly improve fertility outcomes for women with endometriosis. His groundbreaking studies show that nearly half of women with colorectal endometriosis can conceive naturally after surgery, while those with multiple failed IVF attempts saw remarkable improvement in pregnancy rates fol...

2 months ago

1 hour 8 minutes

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QC: Does Imaging Catch Thoracic Endometriosis

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Dr. Francesco Di Chiara explains why detecting thoracic endometriosis with MRI presents three major challenges. Radiologists trained to spot round lesions often miss the thin, widespread deposits in the chest, while technical limitations and breathing movements further complicate imaging of the diaphragm—the most common site for thoracic endometriosis. • MRI with specific endometriosis protocols rema...

2 months ago

5 minutes