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IRR People: Laura María Quesada Ojeda
In celebration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science #February11, we spoke to ENDO1000 Research Technician Laura María Quesada Ojeda about her work in women’s health and the current research she is supporting.
Read our interview: edin.ac/4qtGGKC
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We are excited to announce we are recruiting patients for our ENDO1000 project! 🎉
Head over to the ENDO1000 website for more information and to sign up for the study: edin.ac/49UMqad
Your data could make all the difference to improving the lives of people living with endometriosis.
Curious to know more about what we do?
We’re more active over on our Instagram page @endo1000project, and you can always see updates and sign up to our newsletter on our website endo1000.com🩸
Registration for this year’s 11th #Edinburgh #Clinical Research Methodology Course #ECRMC26 is now open! Join us in Edinburgh on the 11 & 12 May 2026 and sign up at edin.ac/4mH4Y29 @edinburghaccord.bsky.social @horne-research.bsky.social @susanshenkin.bsky.social
A photo of Ffion in rugby uniform TEXT: "Considering its my job to excessively exercise everyday, I become so anxious as I have to mentally prepare myself in case I flare. Also, majority of our staff are men, who do not have an understanding of female health, let alone endometriosis, so it is difficult to manage it during training and manage people's perceptions. "
A photo of Lyndsey TEXT: "I’ve missed days of school and university due to pain for as long as I can remember. It got to the point I was probably unemployable and possibly wouldn’t be able to hold down a job. I was unreliable, I was throwing up at work, and I couldn’t concentrate. I don’t know how I’ve made it through the day sometimes."
Endometriosis can end careers.
A photo of Rebecca TEXT: "It has directly caused me to change careers, as I am unable to work long hours on my feet as a chef anymore. Symptoms and flare-ups are so unpredictable. You have to think 3 steps ahead, like not taking a role that will involve extensive travel, even if you feel well when you apply, because in 6 months you might not be able to walk or travel."
When did you last have to plan months ahead for work? ☝️
More of our ambassadors, Ffion, Lynsey and Rebecca, have shared their workspace stories. Starting a conversation can make a difference. It's time to #TALKEndo.
Delighted to launch our CRH 5-year strategy at such an inspiring Away Day. The energy & ideas from our colleagues highlight just how much we can achieve together. Congratulations to Emily Walshe for an excellent PhD flash talk, & thank you to all who contributed to making the day such a success.
TEXT: Endometriosis can end careers.
A photo of ambassador Candice. TEXT: "Endometriosis has clipped my professional wings, it's impaired my career growth, interfered with professional relationships in the workplace."
A photo of ambassador Phoebe. TEXT: "Suffering from Endometriosis as a working woman can force you to leave/miss work. Due to a lack of research and visibility around Endometriosis, in the past I have had to constantly defend that my disability is more than just your average period pain."
A photo of Neroli. TEXT: "Endometriosis has impacted me severely with my symptoms causing me to miss a significant amount of school each month,and any aspirations I had for a dance career had to be reconsidered as I wasn’t able to keep up with the rigorous schedule and demands of my dance academy."
#Endometriosis doesn't just affect personal life.
Here are some of our ambassadors, Candice, Phoebe and Neroli, talking about their journeys through work and education. It isn't just work, it's a challenge, which is why we need to #TALKEndo - it can end careers.
What does an ideal #endometriosis diagnosis look like, and what can we do now? ✍️
At the end of August we joined Lucy Whittaker, Nicola Boydell and Marie Larsson for the 'Diagnostic Futures in Endometriosis' workshop.
A huge thank you to everyone who gave their time to this event! ❤️
📢Introducing the official Bluesky account for Reproduction and Fertility.
We publish research and reviews on basic, translational and clinical #reproduction and #fertility, across all animals, including humans.
Follow us for research highlights, journal news, and opportunities to get involved!
Need something to read in the sunshine this weekend? How about taking a look at these 3 books about women's health? ☀️🩸
Which of these are you picking up? 👇
Job Clinical Research Fellow Obstetrics CRH closing 20th August 2025
📣Job Opportunity: The opportunity has arisen for an innovative obstetric doctor with a passion for increasing global access to high quality intrapartum care to join the I3P team, working within the Centre for Reproductive Health.
More info: edin.ac/3J67PU2
Diagnostic futures in endometriosis workshop 28 Aug 10-3pm Edinburgh futures institute 1 Lauriston Pl, Edinburgh About the event: The session will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders to explore how the diagnostic process is currently experienced and imagined, and to collectively envision more desireable diagnostic futures for endometriosis. This workshop will contribute to ongoing work to centre lived experience in innovation and improvement within reproductive health and diagnostic care.
What is the ideal future of endometriosis diagnosis?
You can take part in this creative and interactive workshop, ran by the EXPPECT research team. Link in our bio to sign up ✍️
Did you catch our ambassador Rajini Vaidyanathan on BBC Radio 2 talking about her experience with endometriosis?
We were delighted for the shout out and hope that the open conversation educates and raises awareness for endometriosis💛
You can catch up on the conversation now on BBC sounds!
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ENDO1000 supporters come in all shapes and sizes 🐾
Want to make our day paw-fect? You can pop us a little donation at the link in our bio.
Every penny will help us recruit more participants for our research into #endometriosis 🩸
Have you got your tickets yet? 🎟️
Looking for shows this festival season? Comedian Jessica Knappett is collaborating with IRR's @endo1000.bsky.social and performing a live recording of her podcast Perfect Day on Tues 19 Aug!
All ticket sales support our endometriosis research. Get yours today:
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Going to be in Edinburgh this August? Come to see Jessica Knappet on the 19th, in support of the amazing @endo1000.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/perfect-da... #Comedy #Endometriosis #Research
Text: What are the different types of endometriosis? Wait... there's more than one?
Text: Peritoneal endometriosis is mainly found in the pelvis, and surrounds the pelvic organs like the uterus and bladder
Text: Ovarian endometriosis is when you find endometriosis cysts on the ovaries, this is most commonly where you find 'chocolate cysts' (aka endometrioma)
Text: Deep infiltrating endometriosis just like peritoneal endometriosis, but is embedded deeper It is usually found in organs around the pelvis This can sometimes cause a lot of scar tissue and adhesions
Welcome to our new series 'What's that?' Wednesday!
Every Wednesday we're going to #TALKendo by answering and de-mystifying questions you might have about endometriosis.
First up, what are the three different types of #endometriosis?
Congratulations to CRH PhD student Heather Flanagan, who graduated from University of Edinburgh!Her thesis — “Why do ectopic pregnancies happen?” — tackles a key question in reproductive biology.
Proud to have supervised her with Norah Spears @edinuni-irr.bsky.social @edinburghmedschool.bsky.social
Our Co-Director Andrew Horne recently visited Professor René Wenzl at the University of Vienna, delivering a lecture on innovative approaches to managing endometriosis as part of his Adjunct Professor appointment. 🤝
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On a bright blue background in pink wording the text reads: Live podcast with special guest. Tue 19 Aug, 3.30pm, St Cecilia's Hall in support of ENDO1000'
We’re so excited to announce that we are collaborating with Jessica Knappett for her live recording of the Perfect Day podcast, and you can get tickets RIGHT NOW from the link in our bio 🎟️
Join Jessica and her special guest at this live recording, with all ticket sales supporting ENDO1000.🩸
Ever had people ask 'what is endometriosis anyway?' because we definitely have! 🩸
We're hear to #TALKendo and breakdown a bit more about endometriosis and why we're researching it. If you want to read more about endometriosis, or our project, head over to our website (link in bio)
Text: The objective of the ENDO1000 project is to accelerate discovery and advance data driven research into endometriosis diagnosis and treatment.
Text: Ok, so what is ENDO1000? The background is navy with red silhouettes of women.
Text: A UK-wide research project that will recruit and collect data from 1000 participants with known or suspected endometriosis and, with their permission, use tools to track their disease and health metrics over a two year period.
Text: The collated data will allow research into the development of personalised care for women with endometriosis - transforming the lives of millions There is a red silhouette of a woman walking
We thought we should probably re-introduce ourselves 👋
We're ENDO1000, and here is a run down of who we are and what we want to do.
You can always find more information about what stage the project is in on our website, or follow us if you haven't already to keep up to date!
Meet the ENDO1000 team!
Doug Gibson, Lead in Discover Science, explains what is happening in some of our research behind the scenes 🔬
Interested in staying up to date with research like this? Sign up to our mailing list and keep an eye on our website (links in our bio!)
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Did you know we have a newsletter? 📨
If you want all your updates in one place (and exclusive first-looks at things we have coming up) make sure to head to our website and sign up (link in our bio)! Our first edition is coming soon.
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Did you know we take donations big and small?
The price of your morning takeaway drink could make all the difference! Those regular, small donations are helping us to reach our target.
Find out more about how to donate at the link in our bio ❤️
What a day! Incredible energy & inspiring conversations at the #wce2025 joint WES/WERF #Endometriosis Interdisciplinary Research Directions Workshop. So much momentum - and so much important work ahead
Excellent talk from @meaghangriff.bsky.social from Centre for Reproductive Health at University of Edinburgh at #wce2025 presenting her work exploring the biological mechanisms behind endometriosis-associated infertility @edinuni-irr.bsky.social
Fantastic talk from Dr Lucy Whitaker from Centre for Reproductive Health at University of Edinburgh at #wce2025 presenting work from our PhD student Katherine Edgley on the use of wearable technology in #endometriosis @edinuni-irr.bsky.social @endo1000.bsky.social
