Endometriosis Awareness Week
Affecting millions of women around the world, endometriosis is a debilitating condition that requires compassion and effective treatment.
Position your brand as a compassionate partner in women's health by raising awareness of endometriosis, reducing stigma, and supporting diagnosis and treatment access.
- Share patient stories and expert insights to destigmatize endometriosis conversations
- Highlight how your product/service supports women managing chronic pain and reproductive health
- Partner with healthcare providers to educate on early diagnosis and treatment options
- Amplify voices of women living with endometriosis to drive community support and advocacy
Endometriosis occurs when the lining of the uterus grows in other areas of the body, such as the abdominal cavity, forming blood-filled cysts and scar tissue. Endometriosis Awareness Week aims to promote a greater understanding of endometriosis.
Helping women understand that it’s a disease that is greatly undiagnosed and remove the taboos associated with women talking about their monthly periods and physical health, and aiming to improve the study of endometriosis amongst the medical profession.
Endometriosis Awareness Week began in 1993 when Mary Lou Ballweg alongside eight other women founded an Endometriosis Awareness Week during their annual Endometriosis Association’s roundtable in Milwaukee. The Endometriosis Association began in 1980 by Mary Lou Ballweg and Carolyn Keith, who eventually grew into one of the most successful organizations for endometriosis.
Having a network in 66 countries throughout the world. Endometriosis Awareness Week began to bloom from their overall success, even when during the beginning of their ventures, they had not much success due to how taboo it was and the lack of research on the topic.
As one of the organization’s most successful holidays, Endometriosis Awareness Week hopes that the medical profession will use this holiday as a way to seek better practices and help those affected by endometriosis to be given an opportunity to help make a difference.