Good evening doc. Today’s edition comes a bit late mostly because we over-engineered a visualization we wanted to share with you. Why? Well, because sometimes one gets carried away. But also because after all these weeks of talking about endometriosis, you deserve to take a step back and just let all that complexity sink in. In today’s edition, we go through 5 different organ systems affected by endometriosis—the reproductive system, gastrointestinal system, renal system, circulatory and lymphatic system, and nervous system—and visualize how the disease occurs in each, with what severity, and with what likely symptoms. Here’s the challenge: endometriosis can be deeply infiltrative yet asymptomatic in some locations (like the broad ligament), while being relatively superficial but severely painful in others (like adenomyosis). This non-linear relationship between disease depth and symptom severity is exactly why diagnosis is so complex and why so many women are dismissed or misdiagnosed for years. We’ve created the Mayflower Endometriosis Disease Radar—a comprehensive visual map showing where endometriosis spreads, how deep it infiltrates, and what symptoms to expect. For surgeons, this is your diagnostic roadmap. For patients, this explains why your symptoms might not match what doctors expect to find—and why comprehensive evaluation matters. Read more