YOU DO NOT NEED TO READ EVERYTHING. START WHERE YOU ARE.

Choose the guide titles that fit your needs. The pathways are suggestions; you can start anywhere.

1. I think I may have endometriosis

Start with:

1. Recognizing the Symptoms
2. Getting the Diagnosis
3. Endometriosis: Myths & Facts
4. Teen Guide – When Period Pain Is Not Normal

2. I have been diagnosed

Understand what it means:

1. Understanding Endometriosis
2. Understanding Your Endometriosis Report
3. Genes, Environment & Endometriosis
4. Endometriosis & Adenomyosis

3. I am deciding about treatment

Compare your options:

1. Understanding Treatment
2. Understanding Endometriosis Surgery
3. Endometriosis & Fertility
4. Bowel, Bladder, Ureter & Diaphragmatic Endometriosis

4. I am having or have had surgery

Prepare and protect your recovery:

1. Understanding Endometriosis Surgery
2. Understanding Your Endometriosis Report
3. After Surgery: What Happens Next?
4. After Surgery: Warning Signs & When to Call
5. Your Rights as a Patient

5. I am living with endometriosis

Plan for the long term:

1. Living With Endometriosis
2. Pain That Persists After Treatment
3. Pain, Intimacy, Relationships & Emotional Health
4. Endometriosis Through Different Stages of Life

Evidence & references

Patient Education Navigator
Version 1.1 · Reviewed 13 September 2026

Navigation, not a clinical protocol

The six pathways organize available GEM titles. Their order is flexible and does not prescribe treatment. Website links were not supplied or verified, so the navigator now instructs readers to find guides by title.

Urgent symptoms

Readers are told to seek appropriate emergency assessment instead of waiting to read or complete educational materials.

Full references

• [S08] NHS. Laparoscopy (keyhole surgery). Reviewed 20 December 2023. Freely available — https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/laparoscopy/
• [S13] WHO. Endometriosis. Fact sheet, 15 October 2025. Freely available — https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/endometriosis

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Medical information

Do not delay care; seek emergency help for a suspected emergency.