Find a cure for Endometriosis

ERC is an International, established 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, founded in 1997 to facilitate disease research, provide education and support, and raise awareness about Endometriosis in patient and professional communities alike. ERC is unique in that unlike similar women's health organizations, we do not have a membership fee and there is never a cost to participate in or benefit from our education and support programs. Our organization operates from contributions generously donated by individuals and foundations that share our goals. ERC produces extensive educational materials, including a monthly newsletter, brochures, collections, videos and more. Our organization also facilitates, conducts and collaborates on various research studies with prominent biotechnology corporations and leading researchers. A very strong component of ERC's programs is the implementation of official Endometriosis legislation. Our organization has been very successful in working with concerned State and Federal policymakers to establish various legislations, formally recognizing the need for disease awareness throughout society. To that end, several states have worked with ERC in passing Resolutions officially recognizing "Endometriosis Awareness." Most gratifying was when the 107th Congress of the United States unanimously passed our Country's first-ever National legislation, House Concurrent Resolution 291, which officially "recognizes the need for Endometriosis awareness and education, and expresses the sense of Congress that it strongly supports the Endometriosis Research Center's efforts to raise public awareness of Endometriosis throughout the medical and lay communities and recognizes the need for better support of patients with Endometriosis, the need for physicians to better understand the disease, the need for more effective treatments, and ultimately, the need for a cure." In addition to our education, research and awareness programs, ERC also offers free access to the Internet's largest electronic Endometriosis support group and hosts in-person support groups throughout the world, including Girl Talk. GT is a specific support and education program tailored to meet the needs of young women and adolescents who have, or think they may have, the disease. ERC advocates for patients all over the world, taking on some of the most controversial issues. For example, we refuted the much-touted Yale study concerning "Endometriosis, Tampons & Orgasm" in a lengthy rebuttal published in the Journal of Gynecologic & Obstetric Investigation. We also published - and widely distributed - our response to the self-appointed panel of "experts" who advocated pre-diagnostic GnRH usage in the Journal of Fertility & Sterility. ERC enjoys collaborative relationships with like-minded foundations, including Endometriosis.org, the World Endometriosis Research Foundation, the World Endometriosis Society, the Endometriosis Care Center of Australia, the National Endometriosis Society (United Kingdom), Associazione Italiana Endometriosi (Italy), and RESOLVE, a national infertility organization. Additionally, ERC is professionally represented in the World Endometriosis Society, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the National Pain Foundation, and the American Chronic Pain Association. ERC is a Founding Partner in the Society for Women's Health Research, a collaboration sponsored by the Alliance for Women in Clinical Research, PETA's Humane Charity project, and a member of the Primate Freedom Project. We are an established, globally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. For more information, please visit http://www.endocenter.org/about.htm.