Welcome to

Extrapelvic Not Rare

Take a few moments to view a few original animated videos created by Extrapelvic Not Rare:

Introduction and Lesson 1: What is Extrapelvic Endometriosis?

Lesson 2: Is Extrapelvic Endometriosis Rare?

Lesson 3: Where in the body has endometriosis been found?

Diaphragm Endometriosis

Self-Advocacy Tool Kit

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Trish’s latest blog:

Blog #8 Thoracic Endometriosis and Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy (VATS)

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Between January 1st, 2019 and September 30th, 2020 residents of 153 countries and autonomous territories on every continent have visited!!!

“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters create many ripples”

– Mother Teresa

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Did you know endometriosis is a bodywide disease?

Do you, or someone you know, have endometriosis in locations outside of the reproductive tissues?

Can you recognize presentations of endometriosis in various locations of the body?

Endometriosis has been traditionally labelled a disease of the female reproductive system, with active disease limited to the child-bearing years associated with menstruation. The disease is far more extensive within the body and across age, fertility and biological sex.

Endometriosis can involve many other areas of a woman’s body. It has also been identified among cis-men, transgender males, women born without a uterus, persistant disease after hysterectomy with/without oophorectomy, post-surgical or natural menopause and female fetuses. One of the purposes of Extrapelvic Not Rare is to assist in redefining endometriosis as a bodywide, inflammatory condition in which lesions similar, but not identical to uterus tissue, is located in areas outside of the uterus and is NOT confined to female reproductive organs and tissues.

Endometriosis is a disease which remains under recognized, under funded and under investigated. As a result there are many myths, stigmas, misinformation and ‘taboos’ associated with the disease. We join many other like-minded advocates and organizations to remove these barriers as they pertain to awareness, education, diagnosis and treatment for endometriosis. Our Mission is specific on the area of disease that occurs outside the reproductive system and the necessity to integrate ALL disease, bodywide, into all conversation about endometriosis.

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As a charitable organization with 501 (c)3 status, all monetary contributions to Extrapelvic Not Rare are tax-deductible. All monetary gifts will be allocated to support the organization’s objectives listed within the mission statement and general operation.

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