Episode 47: Exploring, Understanding, and Treating Endometriosis in Teen Girls

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest this week is Dr. Jessica Drummond, the Founder, and CEO of the</span> <a href= "https://integrativewomenshealthinstitute.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Integrative Women’s Health Institute</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">who is passionate about caring for and empowering women who struggle with women’s pelvic health conditions. She is equally passionate about educating and supporting clinicians in confidently and safely using integrative tools to transform women’s and pelvic healthcare. Dr. Drummonds has two decades of experience in women’s and pelvic health as a physical therapist and functional nutritionist. Owning a private women’s health clinical nutrition and coaching practice gives her a unique perspective on the integrative, conservative options for pelvic pain management, hormone balance, pre-conception and fertility support, postpartum recovery, and chronic pain and fatigue management in active and athletic women. She regularly lectures on topics such as integrative pelvic pain management, natural fertility options, optimal hormone health, female athletes, and functional and integrative nutrition for rehabilitation, nutrition, wellness, fitness, and medical professionals.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Dr. Drummond and I discuss the common issue of endometriosis in teen girls and help parents understand how they can address and treat this disease. Preteen, teen and young women who suffer from endometriosis most commonly show symptoms of severely painful menstrual cramps. Coping with this pain and commonly dealing with inflammatory imbalances within the gut and digestive system can result in mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and other psychiatric disorders. To learn more about Dr. Jessica Drummond</span> <a href= "https://integrativewomenshealthinstitute.com/home-2018/faculty/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> click here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Ep