Intersections

Connections

"Commonly co-occurs with" is where most explanations stop. Every page here starts instead with the mechanism the two conditions share, and treats the statistic as a footnote.

1Follow this connectionHypermobility, ADHD and autismShared tissue, shared body-map problem.Connective tissueSensory & interoception
2Follow this connectionMCAS and endometriosisMast cells sit inside the lesion.Mast cellsHormonal cycling
3Follow this connectionEndometriosis and POTSPelvic inflammation meets the upright reflex.AutonomicHormonal cycling
4Follow this connectionThe hEDS, POTS and MCAS trifectaThree diagnoses, three specialists, one matrix.Connective tissueAutonomicMast cells
5Follow this connectionLong Covid and POTSThe clearest natural experiment we have.AutonomicMast cells
6Follow this connectionWhy one body ends up with severalThe argument the rest of this section rests on.Connective tissueAutonomicMast cells

Endometriosis and menopauseEndometriosis can persist after menopause. Surgical menopause risk, why estrogen-only HRT is avoided after endo, and what the evidence says for ADHD and hypermobility.