Endometriosis affects an estimated 200 million women and those born with a uterus worldwide and more than 1 in 10 in the U.S. It affects patients from all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. There is no known cause of the disease and no cure, though it is treatable. Because of the lack of education about endometriosis, pain or other symptoms are often dismissed as “part of being a woman” or misdiagnosed. This often causes a delay of a decade or more in receiving the proper diagnosis of endometriosis.  I am passionate about raising awareness about this disease.