March is #EndometriosisAwarenessMonth and there are many great resources on-line to help learn more about this common condition.

• Our very own Board Member, Dr. Catherine Allaire, leads the fantastic team at the BC Centre for Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis. Their website is full of great resources and websites and can be found here: http://www.bcwomens.ca/our-services/gynecology/pelvic-pain-endometriosis/

• Dr. Allaire’s interview on Endometriosis on Vancouver Radio can be found here: http://cirh2.streamon.fm/listenlater-pl-14919

• World Endometriosis Society: http://endometriosis.ca

• World Endometriosis Society Video on Endometriosis: https://youtu.be/f2hupFpzUdo

• The Endometriosis Network (Canadian Patient Advocacy Group): http://endometriosisnetwork.com

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada site for patients: https://www.yourperiod.ca/endometriosis/

Academic Guidelines are commonly used to help us manage patients. Here are the links to the most recent work done in Europe:

• NICE (UK) Guidance on Endometriosis Care (2017): https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng73

• European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)

• Guideline on Surgical Management 2017: https://www.eshre.eu/Guidelines-and-Legal/Guidelines/Surgery-in-Endometriosis.aspx

• Endometriosis Overall Guidance (2013): https://www.eshre.eu/Guidelines-and-Legal/Guidelines/Endometriosis-guideline.aspx