What is Endometriosis?
Endometriosis, sometimes called “endo,” is a common health problem in women. It gets its name from the word endometrium, the tissue that normally lines the uterus or womb. Endometriosis happens when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside of your uterus and on other areas in your body where it doesn’t belong.
Most often, endometriosis is found on the:
- Ovaries
- Fallopian tubes
- Tissues that hold the uterus in place
- Outer surface of the uterus
Other sites for growths can include the vagina, cervix, vulva, bowel, bladder, or rectum. Rarely, endometriosis appears in other parts of the body, such as the lungs, brain, and skin.
Source: https://www.womenshealth.gov/a-z-topics/endometriosis
About the Endometriosis Family Support Group
Riverside Medical Clinic Charitable Foundation’s Endometriosis Family Support Group provides an opportunity for individuals who have endometriosis to share information, offer support and provide encouragement. This support group meets in a webinar format on a monthly basis (Please check our calendar for dates). Diagnosis, treatments, pain management, diet, exercise and lifestyle modifications are just a few of the important topics discussed.
Webinars are FREE and participants are welcome from all medical groups.
February 2021
Atypical Locations of Endometriosis – Endometriosis Support Group
Endometriosis Online Support Group (FREE and open to the public) Date and Time: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 @ 3 PM, PST Topic: Atypical Locations of Endometriosis Guest Presenter: Sadikah Behbehani, MD, University of California Riverside School of Medicine. Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Assistant Professor. What you’ll learn during this webinar presentation Endometriosis is a common cause of pelvic pain and infertility. Unfortunately, symptoms may often be dismissed or misdiagnosed especially by…
Find out more »March 2021
Mourning Together, Apart: Grief During the Time of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Online Support Group of RMCCF (FREE and open to the public) Date and Time: Thursday, March 11, 2021, @ 6:00 PM, PST Topic: Mourning Together, Apart: Grief During the Time of the Covid-19 Pandemic A conversation regarding 👇🏽 ☑️ Covid-19 and our collective experience with loss ☑️ Common reactions to grief after someone has died ☑️ How to cope with personal loss ☑️ How to help someone else who is grieving ☑️ Supporting the children in your life during a…
Find out more »May 2021
The Beginner’s Guide to Thoracic Endometriosis
Endometriosis Online Support Group (FREE and open to the public) Date and Time: Tuesday, May 25, 2021, @ 4 PM, PST Topic: The Beginner's Guide to Thoracic Endometriosis Guest Presenter: Wendy Bingham, DPT, Founder and Executive Director 'Extrapelvic Not Rare' What you’ll learn during this webinar presentation ☑️ What exactly are ‘pelvic’ and ‘extrapelvic endometriosis’? ☑️ What is Thoracic Endometriosis? (current and proposed) ☑️ What are the manifestations of Thoracic Endometriosis? (signs, symptoms, differential diagnoses, and unique characteristics) ☑️ Diagnosis…
Find out more »June 2021
Overview of Abdominal Wall Endometriosis
Endometriosis Online Support Group (FREE and open to the public) Date and Time: Tuesday, June 22, 2021, @ 12 PM, PST Topic: Overview of Abdominal Wall Endometriosis Guest Presenter: Nicholas Fogelson, MD, FACOG | Founder, Northwest Endometriosis and Pelvic Surgery Dr. Fogelson will be discussing: ☑️ Abdominal wall endometriosis, a subtype of endometriosis characterized by endometriosis lesions growing within the skin, the abdominal wall, and related structures. This condition can appear spontaneously, but often is the result of implantation of endometriosis…
Find out more »August 2021
Endo Lifestyle Tools with Jessica Murnane
Endometriosis Online Support Group (FREE and open to the public) Date and Time: Friday, August 20, 2021, @ 2 PM, PST Topic: Endo Lifestyle Tools with Jessica Murnane Guest Presenter: Jessica Murnane, Author, Speaker, Creative Consultant Register here: https://bit.ly/rmccf-jessicamurnane What you’ll learn during this webinar presentation I’m so excited to tell you about my friend Jessica Murnane’s new book about endometriosis, Know Your Endo: An Empowering Guide To Health + Hope With Endometriosis! In this book, Jessica breaks through all…
Find out more »December 2021
In Conversation With Dr. Anna Pollack
Endometriosis Online Support Group (FREE and open to the public) Date and Time: Wednesday, December 15, 2021, @ 11 AM, PST Topic: New & Emerging Research Guest Presenter: Dr. Anna Pollack, PhD, MPH Register here: https://bit.ly/3o2al0y What you’ll learn during this webinar presentation Anna Pollack’s research focuses on the relationship between environmental chemical exposures and fertility, pregnancy, and gynecologic health. Critical to understanding these endpoints, she investigates biological mechanisms underlying these processes, such as biomarkers of oxidative stress, inflammation, and…
Find out more »January 2022
Endometriosis Support Group W/ Jessica Murnane
Endometriosis Online Support Group (FREE and open to the public) Date and Time: Wednesday, January 19, 2021, @ 11 AM, PST Topic: Endo Support Group Facilitated By Jessica Murnane Guest Facilitator: Jessica Murnane Register here: https://bit.ly/3JJ9g6Q What you’ll learn during this webinar presentation Join us on January 19th as we welcome back Jessica Murnane! This month we will change up our usual webinar format and Jessica will be facilitating our group! Here is your chance to ask her direct questions,…
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Free Yin Yoga Class W/ Mary Ortenburger, LMFT, CEDS-S, RYT
Endometriosis Online Support Group (FREE and open to the public) Date and Time: Saturday, February 5th, 2022, @ 12PM, PST Topic: Yin Yoga Flow for Pelvic/Endo Pain Guest Facilitator: Mary Ortenburger, LMFT, CEDS-S, RYT Register here: https://bit.ly/3KEzWpQ What you’ll learn during this webinar presentation Mary Ortenburger is a licensed marital & family therapist as well as a registered yoga teacher. She has been trained in various yoga modalities including: Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Vinyasa Yoga, & Trauma Informed Yoga. Join…
Find out more »Endometriosis Support Group W/ Jessica Murnane
Endometriosis Online Support Group (FREE and open to the public) Date and Time: Friday February 11th, 2022, @ 11 AM, PST Topic: Endo Support Group Facilitated By Jessica Murnane Guest Facilitator: Jessica Murnane Register here: https://bit.ly/3JJ9g6Q What you’ll learn during this webinar presentation Join us on January 19th as we welcome back Jessica Murnane! This month we will change up our usual webinar format and Jessica will be facilitating our group! Here is your chance to ask her direct questions,…
Find out more »March 2022
Nutrition & Endometriosis With Paula Doebrich, MPH, RDN
Endometriosis Online Support Group (FREE and open to the public) Date and Time: Tuesday March 15th, 2022, @ 10 AM, PST Topic: Nutrition & Endometriosis With Paula Doebrich, MPH, RDN Guest Facilitator: Paula Doebrich, MPH, RDN Register here: https://bit.ly/36q9XTc What you’ll learn during this webinar presentation Join us on March 15th as we welcome Registered Dietician Paula Doebrich, MPH, RDN! She will facilitate an hour long discussion where she will bust some common nutrition myths & misinformation. DM us your…
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