Your Pain Is Real: The Endo Diagnosis Gap | Alexis Roderick Joel
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If your pain keeps getting dismissed, this episode is for you. Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women — and most wait 7 to 10 years just to learn what's wrong.
Host Stacey Chillemi sits down with Alexis Roderick Joel, women's health advocate, Co-Chair of The Joel Foundation with Billy Joel, and Chair of Advocacy & Strategic Partnerships for the Endometriosis Foundation of America.
You'll learn:
🔬 Why endometriosis takes so long to diagnose
💊 Symptoms women are told are "normal" — but aren't
🏛️ How Alexis brought the endo funding fight to Capitol Hill
🧬 Why the first dedicated U.S. endo research lab matters
🩺 How to advocate for yourself in a system that isn't listening
💛 What women in their 20s need to know about their hormones now
You are not imagining it. This conversation gives you the language, the facts, and the courage to ask better questions and demand real answers.
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CONNECT WITH ALEXIS RODERICK JOEL:
🌐 Endometriosis Foun...
If your pain keeps getting dismissed, this episode is for you. Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women — and most wait 7 to 10 years just to learn what's wrong.
Host Stacey Chillemi sits down with Alexis Roderick Joel, women's health advocate, Co-Chair of The Joel Foundation with Billy Joel, and Chair of Advocacy & Strategic Partnerships for the Endometriosis Foundation of America.
You'll learn:
🔬 Why endometriosis takes so long to diagnose
💊 Symptoms women are told are "normal" — but aren't
🏛️ How Alexis brought the endo funding fight to Capitol Hill
🧬 Why the first dedicated U.S. endo research lab matters
🩺 How to advocate for yourself in a system that isn't listening
💛 What women in their 20s need to know about their hormones now
You are not imagining it. This conversation gives you the language, the facts, and the courage to ask better questions and demand real answers.
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CONNECT WITH ALEXIS RODERICK JOEL:
🌐 Endometriosis Foundation of America: https://www.endofound.org
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