Jenna Dvorsky

August 12th marked 6 months out from my laparoscopic surgery back in February. I cannot believe it’s already been half of a year since the endometriosis in my pelvis was removed along with the endometrioma on my left ovary. My surgeon also preformed a presacral neurectomy in which a nerve supplying my uterus was cut…

Part 2 of my summer series on my experiences with traveling with endometriosis and tips to still enjoy vacation even with endo flares. Before going on vacation, a small trip, or even just staying somewhere else for the night I always have to plan and prepare a little more as I pack. If I know…

This past weekend I took a trip to Chapel Hill, North Carolina with my mom, dad, and one of my sisters, Kelly. This fall, Kelly will be attending pharmacy school at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – the #1 pharmacy school in the nation! Seeing the campus and where Kelly will be living…

“Being brave isn’t the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it.” In my experience with endometriosis, there have been many times that I was scared and afraid. Whether it was the fear of my next period, the fear of my next doctor’s appointment, or the fear of…

My first signs of endometriosis started when I hit puberty – I started bleeding and it just didn’t stop. I would bleed for months on end, day after day. The flow would vary, but most days it was extremely heavy. I was nervous to go to school and sit for long amounts of time, I…

At this time last year, things were completely different in my life. I was completing my undergraduate degree at home just a couple months into the pandemic while trying to manage my endometriosis on my own. Soon after graduating with my Bachelor’s in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Exercise Science, I had an idea…