Join us for the Million Woman March for Endometriosis
March 13, 2014, in Washington, D.C.,
London, Berlin, and Beyond…

Dear Friends,

We would like to invite you to join the Million Woman March for Endometriosis, a worldwide mass demonstration that will occur simultaneously in dozens of international capitals during next year’s Endometriosis Awareness Month. With an estimated 176 million women and girls throughout the world still living lives awash in anguish because of this devastating disorder, we believe that an internationally coordinated campaign is absolutely necessary to effect the changes that are needed to overturn the status quo.

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Welcome to the Center for Special Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Getting Started

Pregnancy is Possible

Pregnancy is Possible

Painful sex? Killer Cramps?

Painful sex?
Killer Cramps?

Painful periods are not normal

Painful periods?

Painful sex? Killer Cramps? Women with endometriosis
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Extreme Pain with Periods
No matter what you’ve heard
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IVF /in-vitro fertilisation/ or Surgery?

IVF or Surgery?

Endometriosis

Why is it so painful?

Minimally Invasive Fellowship

You can be pain-free

Endometriosis surgeon

Highest Success Rates

Why is it so painful?
Did you know that
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Award winning video at the 2013 annual meeting of American College of OBGYN

Minimally Invasive Surgery - Camran Nezhat, MD

Camran Nezhat, MD, FACS, FACOG, is the internationally renowned laparoscopic surgeon, scientist, and innovator at Stanford University Medical Center, in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Camran Nezhat-the pioneer and inventor of Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Dr. Camran Nezhat is one of the world's most respected endometriosis specialists. Dr. Camran Nezhat is Director of his own private practice at the Center for Special Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery in Palo Alto, California. For his outstanding contributions as the pioneer and leading practitioner in the field of laparoscopic surgery, specializing in laparoscopic treatment of severe endometriosis involving multiple organs, management of infertility, myomas of the uterus, and other pelvic diseases, Dr. Nezhat has received numerous awards from the most prestigious medical societies.

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ENDOMETRIOSIS RESEARCH CENTER ERC ENDOMETRIOSIS RESEARCH CENTER Presents

Endometriosis Screening & Education Kit
Empowering Materials for Understanding and
Living Well in Spite of Endometriosis
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Testimonials

  • AWESOME, FANTASTIC, PHENOMENAL, KIND, WONDERFUL!!
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  • I had one natural miscarriage and afterwards had undergone IVF…
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  • We were trying for a kid since 4 years but never were successful.
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  • I cannot thank Dr. Nezhat enough for what he actually was able to resolve in my case ...
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  • Before I saw Nezhat for my severe endometriosis and PCOS I was under the impression...
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  • He found my problems that others had missed, cured me, and continues to provide caring follow-up 3+ years...
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  • 8 years, 3 different diseases that were previously undiagnosed, miscarriage, IVF the whole shebang…
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Myths and misconceptions in endometriosis

Myths and misconceptions in endometriosis
Great work by Ros Wood, Heather Guidone, and Lone Hummelshoj
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Endometriosis and Diet - The Latest Research

Endometriosis and Diet - The Latest Research
One of the most thorough and well-researched literature reviews we've found which provides analysis of reported correlations between endometriosis and nutritional factors
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National Teen Endometriosis Campaign

Warwick, NY Student Chosen as Face of National Teen Endometriosis Campaign
National Teen Endometriosis Campaign, launched by the Endometriosis Research Center and the Endometriosis Foundation of America
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American College of Surgeons History of Surgery

American College of Surgeons History of Surgery
American College of Surgeons acknowledges Dr. Nezhat's work in its history of surgery article
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Endometriosis: ancient disease, ancient treatment

Endometriosis: ancient disease, ancient treatment
Summary of Dr. Nezhat’s et al recent article about the history of endometriosis, titled Endometriosis: ancient disease, ancient treatment, published in the journal, Fertility and Sterility.
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Health & Benefits
Battling a shape shifter
Health experts struggle to diagnose a painful, enigmatic disease San Francisco Business Times
by Chris Rauber, Reporter Date: Friday, October 19, 2012, 3:00am PDT
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Endometriosis surgery decisions
Sunnyvale resident Rebecca Silberstein, who was diagnosed with endometriosis shortly after Thanksgiving 2009, didn't have the more classic experience of struggling with pain for years before getting proper treatment. Her symptoms came on suddenly and she quickly received care.
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Endometriosis sufferers long blamed
A medical review of history dating back about 4,000 years has found evidence of women being subjected to torturous treatments involving leeches, bloodletting, hot douches, being hung upside down, and even accused of demonic possession and killed - all for their inability to overcome intense pain in their pelvic area. Read more...

Minimally Invasive Surgery Center specializes...

Minimally Invasive Surgery Center specializes in the diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment of female reproductive disorders including:

  • - Endometriosis
  • - Infertility
  • - Fibroids (Leiomyomas)
  • - Ovarian Cysts
  • - Pelvic Pain
  • - Laparoscopic Surgery (MIS)
  • - Robotic-assisted Surgery