American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Recently a petition was sent with over 6,000 signatures with desperate pleas to update the care and treatment for endometriosis. Excision surgery is the gold standard treatment, yet so few doctors actually know how to do this properly. ACOG's response was merely a pat on the head. They didn't care at all about any of us. It's sickening. I'm extremely furious that there are so many of us suffering from this (1 in 10 women) and no one seems to care at all. The doctors and ACOG only care about getting money from the drug companies so they can keep selling hormone treatments like toxic GnRH drugs to the victims of endometriosis.

ACOG only cares about $$$ from drug companies and does not care about helping or improving lives of ppl suffering every day due to endometriosis. We have been dismissed, shamed, robbed of our organs and freedom by non-educated doctors and now even by AOCG with their response to our disease and the submitted petition. How can you dismiss evidence based researches, studies, testimonials, endo specialists and us asking for changes to be made and completely deny it all? "thanks!"

They donated millions of dollars to pro-forced birth politicians.

The ACOG is a joke when it comes to endometriosis. It continues to promote outdated, scientifically proven ineffective "treatments" causing irreparable harm to thousands of women. By continuing on this archaic path, you are giving doctors permission to cause harm to their patients in the form of physical pain and disease progression which can cause complications when legitimate treatment is obtained, deteriorating mental & emotional health by denying them access to scientifically proven excision surgery. Most doctors don't even know about excision. Oftentimes the patient isn't even believed when talking with a doctor about their pain & other endometriosis symptoms. This is your opportunity to be a leader in this common problem of women's health. If you're not up to the task, then get out the way because we patients have reached our limit. We are tired of suffering needlessly for years and disgusted & angered by your ineptitude.

I signed the recent petition for better care for the endo community. After years of going back and forth between gynecologists and primary care physicians, neither could give me answers and just kept referring me back to the other, I had my first surgery just over a week ago after finding the first gynecologist that would take the time to actually take a closer look into the cause of my debilitating pain. Let me tell you, the surgeon was shocked at how extensive the endometriosis actually was, lesions all over my bowel and pelvis. She had to free my left ovary as it was fused to my bowel, and had a giant endometrioma that had to be drained and removed. My right tube is blocked from endometrial growths, and she wasn't even able to touch the endometrioma on the right ovary as she was scared to cause too much damage and will be referring me to a specialist. Because of the lack of knowledge out there, I am guaranteed to need another surgery in the near future. This takes a huge toll on my body and finances, medical care is not cheap. This is unacceptable for someone to go years without care, only to now prolong the efforts if I ever want to have a normal functioning life, and if I ever want to have children in my future. Women need better care than this. For a disease so common, it is disappointing that in the year 2017 there is still no knowledge of how to approach treatment. Do better.