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Living with Chronic Health Conditions

How do we navigate work, family, and social responsibilities when we are dealing with pain, disability, and fatigue? What can we do when medical and other institutions fail to recognize our condition and its challenges fully?

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Managing Endometriosis Pain while Working from Home

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Our Bodies Ourselves content expert Arielle Dance, PhD, discusses six ways that she manages her endometriosis while working remotely from home.

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What It's Really Like Living with a Sexually Transmitted Infection

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Jenelle shares her story of living with an STI and how she went from devastated and embarrassed to empowered.

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Being Supported During My Experience With Endometriosis

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CB discusses her endometriosis journey, offering advice to those who are experiencing painful menstrual cycles and highlighting the support of her family.

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Adjusting and Adapting to My Disease

Tannie

TC talks about living with heart failure and how she has adapted to it.

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Ten Things Every LGBT Older Adult Should Know about Heart Disease

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This factsheet provides tips for maintaining heart health, with a particular focus on LGBT older adults.

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Personal Stories of Living with Heart Failure

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Hear from patients living with heart failure on how it impacts their lives, how they cope with their diagnoses, and how they find hope despite their condition.