Patient petition and protest to ACOG for better standards for endometriosis

We are at a time where patient advocacy is making waves to update the standard of care for endometriosis. One of the key issues in delayed diagnoses is a lack of knowledge among physicians, the petition claimed, citing an article on the ACOG: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists website by its current president, Dr. Tom Gellhaus. In it, Gellhaus notes that 63 percent of general practitioners are not comforatable in diagnosing and treating endometriosis, and up to 50 percent are unfamiliar with the three main symptoms of the disease. “Educated patients, dedicated advocates, and expert endometriosis practitioners strongly believe that ACOG is not acting as a leader in endometriosis healthcare,” argues the petition, written by Casey Berna. “The lack of institutional leadership has caused suffering for patients in the form of delays in diagnosis and poor access to effectual care.”

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