Endometriosis: Why Standard Care Isn't Cutting It - Exploring the Gaps with Estelle Jobson
Update: 2024-11-26
Description
"Only 1-4% of global healthcare R&D funding is dedicated to female-specific conditions beyond cancer, despite women representing 51% of the population.” Meet Estelle Jobson - an EUPATI Fellow and a patient advocate living with endometriosis. In this episode, Maya and Estelle discuss the limitations of standard care for this chronic condition and call for research that addresses its diverse symptoms.
- Why Standard care for endometriosis fails to address patient needs?
- What is wrong with the current definition of endometriosis?
- What are the current treatment gaps?
Follow Maya Zlatanova: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayazlatanova/
Follow Estelle Jobson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/estelle-jobson-27389821/
- (00:00 ) - Introduction and Background
- (02:00 ) - Lack of Funding for Women's Health Research
- (05:34 ) - Challenges in Diagnosing and Treating Endometriosis
- (09:23 ) - Limitations of Current Clinical Trials
- (15:57 ) - The Need for Fresh Perspectives in Endometriosis Research
- (25:47 ) - Including a Wider Range of Patients in Clinical Trials
- (30:15 ) - Addressing the Diverse Symptoms of Endometriosis
- (36:29 ) - Summary and Conclusion
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