Latia Lee

Latia Lee is a Registered Nurse with a strong passion for patient advocacy. She was diagnosed with Stage 4 Endometriosis in 2017 after suffering from debilitating pain for 23 years.  It was through research and self-advocacy that Ms. Lee self-diagnosed herself and finally received the gold standard treatment, which is excision surgery. Latia strives to bring awareness to this very debilitating disease and empower women to seek the proper medical treatment they desperately need and deserve. “Early detection and treatment is so essential with endometriosis. No woman should have to wait 23 years for diagnosis and treatment of Endometriosis. This is unacceptable.”

Multiple articles and videos sharing Latia’s Endometriosis journey have been published on the EndoFound website and Seckin Endometriosis Center. Women need to know that they are not alone and that their feelings are real and valid.

Like many endometriosis patients, Latia struggled with infertility. After a 4-year infertility journey, she welcomed a healthy baby girl in 2023.  “I can’t stress the importance of self-advocacy when you are suffering from infertility and loss. After multiple early losses and implantation failure, my gut told me that the cause was immune-related. I consulted a reproductive immunologist and changed to a clinic that was more progressive and did immune protocols. This was my third infertility clinic. As a patient, you must find a clinic where you are seen and heard and not dismissed.

Lastly, as a patient with three excision surgeries covered by their insurance company, she offers guidance and advice in case management to help other women achieve this monumental goal.