Center for Endometriosis Care Calls for Greater Disease Support During Endometriosis Awareness Month
As annual Endometriosis Awareness Month begins, the Center for Endometriosis Care continues to call for meaningful action on a disease that affects millions yet remains widely misunderstood. The Center emphasizes the timely need for improved education, sustained research investments, and comprehensive, patient-centered treatment pathways.
Atlanta, GA, March 02, 2026 --(PR.com)-- March marks Endometriosis Awareness Month, an annual effort to draw increased attention to the painful disease. The Center for Endometriosis Care (CEC) is renewing its call for improved education, earlier recognition, and stronger standards of care for a condition that continues to be widely misunderstood and under-addressed.
Endometriosis is a systemic inflammatory disease in which tissue somewhat similar to the lining of the uterus (endometrium) grows elsewhere in the body. While resembling native endometrium in some respects, the tissue (“lesions”) behaves differently and can cause significant pain and dysfunction. The disease can affect individuals of all races, ethnicities, and backgrounds.
Neither rare nor insignificant, endometriosis affects approximately 200 million women and girls worldwide along with unmeasured numbers of gender-diverse individuals, making its public health impact staggering and costing society billions of dollars annually. Yet despite its prevalence and measurable societal burden, the disease remains frequently underdiagnosed, mistreated, and misunderstood.
A broad range of distressing symptoms are common with endometriosis, including pelvic pain, severe period pain in those who menstruate, painful intercourse, bowel and bladder pain or dysfunction, non-menstrual pain, infertility, chronic fatigue, nerve pain, and many others. Often mistakenly dismissed as “just a bad period,” the disease has been documented in virtually every organ system and is not limited to menstruation or reproductive health. In advanced cases, complications like collapsed lung (such as in association with thoracic endometriosis) may occur. Endometriosis can profoundly affect quality of life in every aspect from physical health, fertility, and emotional well-being to relationships, academic pursuits, and careers.
Delays in diagnosis remain common, especially among adolescents, and are often compounded by outdated misconceptions and dismissal of patient-reported symptoms. "Endometriosis is not just a ‘bad period,’" said Dr. Ken Sinervo, CEC Medical Director. "This is a complex, whole-body disease that can cause severe, chronic pain and affect multiple organ systems. Too many patients suffer unnecessarily before receiving appropriate evaluation and care.”
Although effective prevention and cure are absent, multidisciplinary options can improve outcomes in patients of all ages, but comprehensive management requires individualized care. Surgical excision performed by experienced specialists such as the CEC's surgeons may play a central role in appropriate cases, alongside multidisciplinary support like pelvic health physical therapy, pain management strategies, and other adjuncts. Medical therapies may offer symptomatic relief for some individuals, though outcomes vary.
“Many of our patients arrive after years of inadequate treatment or multiple ineffective surgeries,” said Dr. Jose Eugenio-Colon, CEC Partner. "This disease can present in so many diverse and sometimes subtle ways. Early recognition and appropriate surgical and multidisciplinary management can significantly improve quality of life - but that begins with listening and taking symptoms seriously in the first place.”
Founded in 1991, the Center for Endometriosis Care is a high-volume Center of Expertise providing advanced Laparoscopic Excision and comprehensive care to patients from around the world. Beyond clinical treatment, the Center remains engaged in education, research collaboration, surgical training, and advocacy aimed at advancing standards of care. "As we observe Endometriosis Awareness Month, we encourage fellow healthcare practitioners, policymakers, employers, and communities to recognize the true burden of this disease,” Dr. Sinervo added. “Awareness must translate into research investment, improved clinical training, and better care pathways.”
Individuals seeking more information about endometriosis or who are interested in a free case consult can visit CenterForEndo.com and follow @centerforendocare on social media.
Endometriosis is a systemic inflammatory disease in which tissue somewhat similar to the lining of the uterus (endometrium) grows elsewhere in the body. While resembling native endometrium in some respects, the tissue (“lesions”) behaves differently and can cause significant pain and dysfunction. The disease can affect individuals of all races, ethnicities, and backgrounds.
Neither rare nor insignificant, endometriosis affects approximately 200 million women and girls worldwide along with unmeasured numbers of gender-diverse individuals, making its public health impact staggering and costing society billions of dollars annually. Yet despite its prevalence and measurable societal burden, the disease remains frequently underdiagnosed, mistreated, and misunderstood.
A broad range of distressing symptoms are common with endometriosis, including pelvic pain, severe period pain in those who menstruate, painful intercourse, bowel and bladder pain or dysfunction, non-menstrual pain, infertility, chronic fatigue, nerve pain, and many others. Often mistakenly dismissed as “just a bad period,” the disease has been documented in virtually every organ system and is not limited to menstruation or reproductive health. In advanced cases, complications like collapsed lung (such as in association with thoracic endometriosis) may occur. Endometriosis can profoundly affect quality of life in every aspect from physical health, fertility, and emotional well-being to relationships, academic pursuits, and careers.
Delays in diagnosis remain common, especially among adolescents, and are often compounded by outdated misconceptions and dismissal of patient-reported symptoms. "Endometriosis is not just a ‘bad period,’" said Dr. Ken Sinervo, CEC Medical Director. "This is a complex, whole-body disease that can cause severe, chronic pain and affect multiple organ systems. Too many patients suffer unnecessarily before receiving appropriate evaluation and care.”
Although effective prevention and cure are absent, multidisciplinary options can improve outcomes in patients of all ages, but comprehensive management requires individualized care. Surgical excision performed by experienced specialists such as the CEC's surgeons may play a central role in appropriate cases, alongside multidisciplinary support like pelvic health physical therapy, pain management strategies, and other adjuncts. Medical therapies may offer symptomatic relief for some individuals, though outcomes vary.
“Many of our patients arrive after years of inadequate treatment or multiple ineffective surgeries,” said Dr. Jose Eugenio-Colon, CEC Partner. "This disease can present in so many diverse and sometimes subtle ways. Early recognition and appropriate surgical and multidisciplinary management can significantly improve quality of life - but that begins with listening and taking symptoms seriously in the first place.”
Founded in 1991, the Center for Endometriosis Care is a high-volume Center of Expertise providing advanced Laparoscopic Excision and comprehensive care to patients from around the world. Beyond clinical treatment, the Center remains engaged in education, research collaboration, surgical training, and advocacy aimed at advancing standards of care. "As we observe Endometriosis Awareness Month, we encourage fellow healthcare practitioners, policymakers, employers, and communities to recognize the true burden of this disease,” Dr. Sinervo added. “Awareness must translate into research investment, improved clinical training, and better care pathways.”
Individuals seeking more information about endometriosis or who are interested in a free case consult can visit CenterForEndo.com and follow @centerforendocare on social media.
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