Endometriosis & Pelvic Pain Center

07/23/2023

Your voice is heard and valued! 💛

03/27/2023

Thank you to Delaware Today magazine for highlighting endometriosis challenges and helping us educate the community in honor of Endometriosis Awareness Month! Along with her work as Director of Reproductive Surgery at RADfertility and an endometriosis specialist, Dr. Barbara McGuirk is also an advocate for awareness. She shares her expertise in this article along with the importance of advocating for yourself. 💛

Endometriosis can cause pain and even infertility. Here, a Delaware expert explains symptoms, treatments and when to speak to your doctor.

03/10/2023

Bindi Irwin, the beloved daughter of the late Steve Irwin, opened up about her 10-year-long battle with endometriosis this week! 🎗️ She documented her surgery in hopes of helping to break the stigma noting the validation for years of pain is indescribable. Thank you for shining a light on this painful, underdiagnosed condition! 💛 Read more about her story: peoplem.ag/3YuzLDh

03/09/2023

In honor of Endometriosis Awareness Month, Dr. Barbara McGuirk summarized 4️⃣ surprising facts you should know about endometriosis! Dr. McGuirk’s unique surgical skills, perfected over 25 years, make her an invaluable asset to the endometriosis community.🎗️ “Remember, always advocate for yourself. If you suspect something is wrong and you’re being told otherwise, then it’s time to find someone that is really listening to you.” - Barbara McGuirk, MD

Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Specialist, Director of Reproductive Surgery at RADfertility and Program Director of the Endometriosis & Pelvic Pain Center, Dr. Barbara McGuirk shares 4 Surprising Facts You Should Know About Endometriosis.

03/01/2023

Endometriosis Awareness Month and ALWAYS! 🎗️The time is always right to educate the world about endometriosis! 💛 📸: Endo What?

12/23/2022

She founded The Yellow Cape - Delaware's Endo Community in 2017 leading with passion and purpose! 🎗️ Our dear patient advocate and endo warrior, Tara Hilton, visited with these special gifts to thank Dr. McGuirk and the team for making so many uteruses happy! The staff was thrilled to get these adorable bee pens and a crocheted uterus as a reminder to keep the conversation going about endometriosis because we bee-lieve in our patients and know we can make a difference. As Tara and The Yellow Cape prepare for their next chapter, we can’t wait to see the amazing things she will do through her continued advocacy and 💛 for helping others!

“If you don’t talk about it, no one will know about it, and we won’t be able to make a change.” – Tara Hilton

09/29/2022

CONGRATULATIONS! 👏 Dr. Barbara McGuirk, Program Director of RADfertility's Endometriosis & Pelvic Pain Center, was named one of the Top Doctors in Delaware Today Magazine’s 2022 list! Each year, the magazine asks local physicians which medical specialists they would most often recommend to a loved one. Dr. McGuirk has helped countless women take control of their endometriosis while also helping so many families grow! This honor marks Dr. McGuirk’s 8️th year in a row recognized as a Top Doctor! 🎉

08/11/2022

Women’s health took over the front page of a UK national newspaper 📰 this week! It’s a reminder about the global impact of endometriosis. Let’s keep the conversation going to raise awareness so others can get the support and treatment they need. 💛

07/25/2022

Endometriosis is one of the leading causes of infertility and affects an estimated 1 in 8 individuals and couples. In 2010, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Dr. Robert Edwards for his assistance in developing in vitro fertilization, a medical marvel which allowed Lesley Brown to conceive, carry, and deliver her daughter Louise in 1978. Today, the Endometriosis & Pelvic Pain Center celebrates IVF’s 44th birthday, and would like to thank the IVF medical team at RADfertility for bridging the gap to fertility!

04/04/2022

Tara Hilton, from The Yellow Cape - Delaware's Endo Community, shares her perspective on how stigma and taboo get in the way of a timely diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis!

03/31/2022

Continued hope as we close out Endometriosis Awareness Month!🎗️ Drs. Feinberg and McGuirk have performed thousands of surgeries together to help women relieve their endometriosis pain. They are spearheading our participation in the EMPOWER Study which focuses on evaluating DotEndo for diagnosing endometriosis. The non-invasive test is designed to evaluate the presence and number of specific tiny strands of genetic material using a micro-ribonucleic acid (microRNA) approach on blood and saliva samples provided by the patient. Learn more about this study at the link below.

RADfertility is participating in the EMPOWER Study being pioneered by DotLab, a healthcare technology company on a mission to advance women’s health by developing breakthrough technology.

03/25/2022

kNOw Endometriosis! 🎗️The team was so excited to wear our shirts and raise our voices so others truly kNOw endometriosis because bad periods are not normal! Tara Hilton, the founder of The Yellow Cape - Delaware's Endo Community, was inspired by this year’s shirt design because the rainbow 🌈 perfectly captures where we are after the past 2 years. Thank you to Tara and The Yellow Cape for working so hard to ensure that no one has to fight alone! 💛