“This comprehensive text, as the author hopes, is likely to raise awareness among other physicians and among general readers, particularly women who will now have the knowledge necessary to become powerful self-advocates.” —Publishers Weekly

“An empowering, pro-women look at an often misdiagnosed condition that can cause infertility and devastating pain.” —Booklist

“As people, but especially as women, we have to be our own medical advocates. Whether it's my friends making their way through the birth industrial complex or the ones deciding how to handle a chronic illness like Lyme, educating ourselves is power. Plus (and I'm a broken record on this), our pain — especially if it's located between belly button and ass crack — is often not treated with the seriousness we would hope. My particular journey to navigate has been endometriosis, and Tamer Seckin's The Doctor Will See You Now: Recognizing and Treating Endometriosis, written with sensitivity and spirit, is an amazing primer if you or someone you love is suffering. In a world where information is everywhere yet answers are hard to come by, Dr. Seckin offers comfort and guidance.” —Lena Dunham

“The book’s inspiring text is purposefully crafted so that every reader can relate and understand endometriosis not only medically, but also emotionally.” —National Pain Report

“One of the best endometriosis surgeons is Dr. Tamer Seckin, a premier gynecologist specializing in endometriosis. Throughout my practice and teaching career, I have personally observed numerous top surgeons, both in Europe and North America, performing difficult endometriosis surgery in their operating rooms and, without hesitation, I can recommend Dr. Seckin as one of the best of the best.” —C.Y. Liu, MD, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee, College of Medicine. Director Emeritus, Fellowship Program in Minimally Invasive Gynecology, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Past President, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL)

“Dr. Seckin blends his knowledge and surgical skills with compassion and understanding of patient concerns. His many years of hands on experience and patient interaction combine to make this book a very worthwhile read.” —Harry Reich, MD, First U.S. gynecologic surgeon to use the laparoscope to excise deep endometriosis of the ovary and rectum

“In this moving and informative book, Dr. Seckin provides an important resource for women with endometriosis - a common, widely misunderstood, and understudied condition. Recent research has revealed a major genetic component to endometriosis; now is the time for the scientific community to put serious resources into better understanding this complex inflammatory disorder. Targeted research can lead to earlier diagnosis, improved treatments, and eventually, preventative care to put an end to Endo.” —Peter K. Gregersen MD, Professor of Molecular Medicine, Hofstra-Northwell School of Medicine; Head, Robert S. Boas Center for Genomics and Human Genetics, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

“Endometriosis cripples women without a proper diagnosis. Dr. Tamer Seckin’s The Doctor Will See You Now sheds light on this painful condition and advances the fight to help women with endometriosis through personal accounts and his breadth of knowledge. I’ve worked with Dr. Seckin’s co-founder of the Endometriosis Foundation of America, Top Chef star, Padma Lakshmi, to help women understand that there is hope and I know this book will do the same.” —State Senator Jeff Klein

We deserve to be heard, to be genuinely cared for when we go to our medical professionals in pain. It is because of Dr. Seckin and his remarkable team that countless girls and women are now receiving the information and treatment that they need. —Bindi Irwin

★ The 2026 revised edition is coming soon, featuring five brand-new chapters.
★ Authored by world-renowned gynecologist Dr. Tamer Seckin! He is an international leader in advanced minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgery and one of the few gynecologic surgeons specializing in deep excisional laparoscopy for endometriosis.
★ Endorsed by Publishers Weekly, Booklist, The National Pain Report, as well as Prof. C.Y. Liu, a pioneer in gynecologic endoscopic surgery and former president of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists; and by Sir Peter K. Gregersen, an internationally acclaimed geneticist and a global leader in the genetics of immune-mediated diseases!
★ Recommended with an introduction by Padma Lakshmi, host of Top Chef, co-founder of the Endometriosis Foundation of America, and a patient of Dr. Seckin.
★ Rights sold to the Netherlands and Germany.

Yes, her pain is real. No, she is not crazy. Yes, there is hope.
Although endometriosis is one of the top three causes of female infertility, the average woman with endometriosis is twenty-seven years old before she is accurately diagnosed. The pain is so physically and emotionally insufferable that it can mercilessly affect a woman’s career, social life, relationships, sexual activity, sleep, and diet. It is incurable, but highly treatable. Unfortunately, though, it is rarely treated in a timely manner—if at all—because of misdiagnoses or a lack of education among those in the medical community.
The Doctor Will See You Now is for women determined to let the world know their stories so that every woman with this disease—from the thirteen-year-old girl who is being told that her pain is “part of becoming a woman” to the woman who has been misdiagnosed for decades—knows she is not alone.
The second edition includes five brand new chapters including information on thoracic and sciatic endometriosis, nine new patient stories, updates on fourteen previous patients, a new foreword by Bindi Irwin, new resources, new research, and other updates to make the book more readable and welcoming to readers.

Tamer Seckin
Tamer Seckin is a board-certified gynecologist and laparoscopic surgeon who practices in private practice in New York City as well as at North Shore–Long Island Jewish Health System/Lehman College Hospital. He specializes in the treatment of patients with endometriosis. Dr. Seckin is an internationally recognized expert in advanced minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgery and one of the few gynecologic surgeons dedicated exclusively to deep excisional laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis.
In 2009, Dr. Seckin founded the Endometriosis Foundation of America (EFA), the first research and advocacy foundation established by a private-practice physician. The EFA aims to raise public awareness about endometriosis and to emphasize the importance of surgical excision in its treatment. Under his leadership as Medical Director, the EFA works to increase disease awareness, conduct advocacy efforts, promote specialized surgical training, and fund groundbreaking endometriosis research.