Endo Battery
Endo Battery
Alanna
When EDS, Endometriosis, And Policy Meet Care: With Lara Bloom
51 minutes Posted Jan 28, 2026 at 11:00 am.
Framing Complexity And Today’s Focus
Host Welcome And Ground Rules
Introducing Laura Bloom’s Background
Laura’s Diagnostic Odyssey And Pivot
Building UK And Global EDS Advocacy
Purpose, Burnout, And What Sustains The Work
EDS And HSD 101: Types And Criteria
Hypermobility Myths And Systemic Impact
Overlap With Endometriosis, POTS, MCAS
Privilege, Access, And Self‑Management
Individualization Over One‑Size Advice
Health Systems Built For Acute, Not Chronic
What The 2026 Criteria Aims To Fix
Lived Experience Shaping New Guidance
Primary Care’s Role And Red Flags
Vascular Compressions And Future Phenotypes
Putting Guidance Into Practice And Tools
Stigma After Diagnosis And Access To Care
Surgery Considerations For EDS And Endo
Informed Consent Starts With Listening
Managing Multisystem Complexity Without Silos
Momentum: Biomarkers, Biobank, Partnerships
Where To Follow And What’s Next
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Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Complexity can feel like chaos when your symptoms don’t fit a single box. We open the door to a clearer map, tracing the connections between Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS), hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD), endometriosis, POTS, and mast cell activation—and why treating those intersections changes outcomes. With advocate and leader Lara Bloom, we dig into the history, the misconceptions that keep ...