Divided We Stand: The Collaborative Work of Patients and Providers in an Enigmatic Chronic DiseaseDivided We Stand: The Collaborative Work of Patients and…Mar 30, 2021Mar 30, 2021
Characterizing variation in menstrual cycles using self-tracked dataA member of our lab, Kathy Li, has published a paper in Nature’s partner journal Digital Medicine! The paper is titled “Characterizing…Mar 4, 20211Mar 4, 20211
ENDOMIC: A short film to raise awareness about endometriosisHappy holidays fellow Citizen Scientists! I’m Ipek, an Associate Research Scientist working with Dr. Elhadad and the rest of our team at…Dec 22, 2020Dec 22, 2020
Interview with Dr. Laura SymulDr. Laura Symul is a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University. She obtained her PhD in computational biology at EPFL in Switzerland. Her…Jul 1, 20191Jul 1, 20191
Attending the Conference of the Society for Menstrual Cycle ResearchEarlier this month, our team at Citizen Endo traveled to Colorado Springs to attend the 23rd Biennial Conference of the Society for…Jun 18, 20191Jun 18, 20191
Patient advocacy and health literacy: Interview with Abby Norman, Author of “Ask Me About My…Implicit bias has stained healthcare, creating an all too common experience for people with endometriosis of dismissive physicians…Oct 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
Bad Medicine & Lazy Research Leave Women Dismissed and Sick: Interview with Maya Dusenbery, Author…“It’s all in your head” — it’s a phrase that many women with endometriosis are either told explicitly or implicitly. Receiving recognition…Aug 22, 20182Aug 22, 20182
Phendo Challenge #2 ResultsFor our latest Phendo tracking challenge (from March 20-March 27, 2018), we invited participants to complete the World Endometriosis…May 4, 20181May 4, 20181
Getting More InsightsGood news! we have created a more detailed visualization of your data in Phendo! We know a lot of you wanted to be able to share your data…Mar 14, 2018Mar 14, 2018
Challenge #1 ResultsWe recently held our very first Citizen Endo challenge! Citizen Endo challenges are short tracking tasks that help engage Phendo users in…Aug 2, 20172Aug 2, 20172
Patient and Researcher: A Personal StoryWe thought it would be interesting and relatable to have an intern on the Citizen Endo team share her story — and why she decided to get…Jul 13, 2017Jul 13, 2017
Biomarkers for Endometriosis: State of the Art and Going DigitalThe current standard for diagnosing endometriosis is to perform laparoscopic surgery. Surgery is not an ideal diagnostic tool given it is…Jul 6, 2017Jul 6, 2017
Reflections on Attending the 13th World Congress on EndometriosisFrom May 17-May 21, team Citizen Endo was in Vancouver, Canada to attend the 13th World Congress on Endometriosis (WCE) — a very exciting…Jun 23, 2017Jun 23, 2017
Using Phendo: Frequently Asked QuestionsA guide to Phendo, a mobile app for research and tracking endometriosisMay 1, 2017May 1, 2017
Accessing & Sharing Your Medical Docs: Citizen Endo Survey ResultsRecently, we asked the Citizen Endo community to complete a survey about medical documents related to endometriosis. We had a great…Feb 24, 2017Feb 24, 2017
Phendo for All: Using the App Without Endometriosis“I wish there were something I could do to help you”Jan 18, 2017Jan 18, 2017
The Value of Tracking Your Own Experience of DiseaseTo help you track and manage your endometriosis, Citizen Endo has created Phendo, a endometriosis self-tracking app & research study.Dec 13, 2016Dec 13, 2016
Pain and Quality of Life with EndometriosisRecently, we asked about your experiences of endometriosis. We were struck by just how much endometriosis-related pain (and associated…Oct 15, 2016Oct 15, 2016