EndoMEtriosis, Tamer Seckin
EndoMEtriosis, Tamer Seckin
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EndoMEtriosis
A Guide for Girls

Author: Tamer Seckin, Alaia Baldwin Aronow

Narrator: Erica Sullivan, Alex Boyles, Kevin Kenerly, Taylor Meskimen, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Rachel Jacobs, Kyla Garcia, Ann Richardson, Janina Edwards, Mirron Willis, various narrators

Unabridged: 4 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/17/2020


Synopsis

Endometriosis is a physically and mentally debilitating disease that has tortured women for centuries. It currently affects 176 million women of childbearing age worldwide, including one in ten in the US. Despite those startling statistics, this horrific and incurable ailment is still relatively unknown to the general population and medical professionals alike.Symptoms of heavy periods and excruciating pain most often begin in middle school or high school, yet doctors take an average of twelve years to diagnose it in a patient. As a result, these undiagnosed and misdiagnosed women suffer into at least their mid-twenties or early thirties, repeatedly told that the pain is in their minds, that it’s simply part of becoming a woman, or that it’s caused by some other disease or condition. That nonsense must stop, and it must stop now!This guide will explain what endo is in terms that adolescents can understand, along with potential remedies, treatments to avoid, and how to manage the psychological and social effects of the disease. It will also include riveting stories from women in their teens and mid-twenties, and from those closest to them such as mothers, fathers, teachers, and coaches.One of the most terrifying aspects of having endo is feeling like nobody believes the pain is real or severe, which can cause a woman to feel scared, isolated, and depressed. This guide will fully arm her with the truth and knowledge about the disease so that she can overcome her fears and confidently advocate for herself. If her cry for help has been dismissed by anyone, she will be able to educate them so that they can empathize with her and fully support her in her quest for healing.

About Tamer Seckin

Tamer Seckin, MD, is a board-certified gynecologist and laparoscopic surgeon in private practice in New York City and bestselling author of The Doctor Will See You Now: Recognizing and Treating Endometriosis. He specializes in treating women with endometriosis. He is an internationally known specialist in minimally invasive advanced (laparoscopic) surgery and is among a very limited number of gynecologic surgeons in the United States who are exclusively committed to the Deep Laparoscopic Excision of endometriosis. He also was named one of America’s Super Doctors by the New York Times Magazine and he has received Lenox Hill Hospital’s Silver Star and Best Doctor award.

About Erica Sullivan

Erica Sullivan is a professional actress of both stage and screen and holds her MFA from the Yale School of Drama. Currently a company member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, she has performed in New York and regionally with such companies as the Lincoln Center, Soho Repertory Theatre, and New Dramatists. She makes her home in Ashland, Oregon, with her family.

About Alex Boyles

Alex Boyles has been acting pretty much his entire life. He got his BA in theater–acting/directing performance from CSU Long Beach and his MFA in acting performance from Ohio State University. He started narrating audiobooks in 2019 and hasn’t looked back!

About Kevin Kenerly

Kevin Kenerly, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, earned a BA at Olivet College. A longtime member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, he has acted in more than twenty seasons, playing dozens of roles.

About Taylor Meskimen

Taylor Meskimen is an actress and a narrator. Her audiobook readings include several L. Ron Hubbard novels, such as Gun Boss of Tumbleweed and Death Waits at Sundown.

About Joniece Abbott-Pratt

Joniece Abbott-Pratt has narrated many audiobooks for children, young adults, and adults. She has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards and in 2021 was a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for Best Fantasy Narration. She earned an MFA degree in acting from the University of Iowa and has performed on regional theater stages across the country, including the Public Theater in New York City. She has also appeared on television shows, including The Good Fight, Law and Order: SVU, Luke Cage, and Orange Is the New Black, and has voiced commercials and projects for US Bank, Johnson & Johnson, and others.

About Rachel Jacobs

Rachel L. Jacobs, an AudioFile Earphones and Parent's Choice Award-winning narrator, narrates books full-time. She has years of experience as a theater and musical theater actress, touring the West Coast (of the US) and China. She received a BA from Oberlin College's Theater Program and did intensive study with the American Conservatory Theatre, the National Theater Institute, and Shakespeare and Company. Versatile and emotive, Rachel breathes life into each of the characters and stories she reads.

About Kyla Garcia

Kyla García is an actress and audiobook narrator who has earned seven AudioFile Earphones Awards for her work. Her favorite storytelling moments include being a company member of Native Voices at the Autry, starring in the World Premiere of Sovereignty at Arena Stage, and creating the critically acclaimed one-woman show The Mermaid Who Learned How to Fly. She is currently based in Los Angeles, California.

About Ann Richardson

Ann Richardson was raised in the Midwest, where she was active in drama and singing. Her varied work experience has lent itself well to narration, as she's no stranger to the terminology used in wildlife management, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, education, and the automotive industry. A devoted volunteer for Learning Ally (formerly Recording For the Blind and Dyslexic), she has narrated numerous audiobooks in a wide variety of genres.

About Janina Edwards

Janina Edwards, a graduate of New York University's Tisch Schools of the Arts, recorded her first audiobook in 1987. She was born in Chicago, soaked in New York City's African and West Indian accents for 11 years, and for the past twenty years has swum in the swagger of the south (Atlanta, Georgia). As a result, she excels in portraying authentic characters and voices the African Diaspora. Her 2018 audiobook, The Wedding Date, is an AudioFile Earphones Award winner, and Voice of Freedom (2016, Dreamscape) was an Audie Award finalist. In addition to narrating audiobooks, she is a certified yoga teacher, sings kirtan, and plays the violin.

About Mirron Willis

Mirron Willis has narrated over 200 audiobooks across various literary genres and has won several Earphone Awards for Excellence and is an Audie Award finalist and winner. Notable works include Ginny Gall by Charlie Smith, The Smokey Dalton Series by Kris Nelscott; My Song: A Memoir by Harry Belafonte; The Long Fall (Booklist, Best of 2009) and others by Walter Mosley; Uncle Tom's Cabin, Elijah of Buxton, The Translator; and Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B Dubois. In three seasons at the Ensemble Theatre (Houston, Texas), Mirron appeared as JP in What I Learned in Paris, Malcolm X in The Meeting, Henry in Race, and as Countee Cullen in Knock Me a Kiss (2013 Giorgee Award for Best Leading Actor). Other roles include Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, Henry VI Parts 2 & 3, and A Raisin in the Sun with the world-renowned Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He has also performed as guest narrator with the Houston Symphony. Film and TV guest appearances include Criminal Minds, Private Practice, The Exes, Monk, 24, Seinfeld, Cheers, The Parkers, Living Single, E.R., Star Trek, and Independence Day, among others. Mirron resides and records audiobooks on his family's historic ranch in East Texas.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Coleman

Endometriosis: A Guide for Girls is a slim volume packed with information and first-hand accounts about endometriosis (or endo for short), all geared towards a teen audience. I picked it up because my partner is 99% certain she has the disease, and when I saw it on the shelf I figured it might be he......more

Goodreads review by Mikayla

Wow, do I have some thoughts about this book. When I first started reading, I thought it was wonderful. As someone who wasn’t diagnosed with endometriosis until after college, I remember having the thought “this is the book I wish I had when I was growing up”. It starts out by providing general info......more

Goodreads review by Kira

Cons- contains misinformation about what the disease is and how it is caused. The author (a doctor) include too much of her own opinion in the book rather than peer reviewed information. No evidence exists that doctors can agree on about the cause of endometriosis. While she states it is her opinion......more


Quotes

“This valuable guide, both informative and moving, promotes endometriosis awareness for young women and those around them.” School Library Journal

“An important guide for young women—and yes, men—that belongs in every public and school library.” Booklist

“An empowering, pro-women look at an often misdiagnosed condition that can cause infertility and devastating pain.” Booklist on The Doctor Will See You Now

“The book’s inspiring text is purposefully crafted so that every reader can relate and understand endometriosis not only medically, but also emotionally.” National Pain Report on The Doctor Will See You Now

“Women…will now have the knowledge necessary to become powerful self-advocates.” Publishers Weekly on The Doctor Will See You Now