the endo project
Bilingual · Mobile-first · Launching 1 July 2026

A quiet place for women living with endometriosis.

Stories. Vetted specialists. A community that already understands. Tools that help you advocate for yourself — in English and Spanish, from day one.

1 July 2026
Global launch
Founded by Alejandra Maciel
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An editorial platform — not a clinic.

The Endo Project is a global, bilingual home for the 190 million women and girls living with endometriosis. A place to find language for what you're going through, people who already understand, and practitioners worth your time.

Founder
Alejandra Maciel
Psychotherapist · Five surgeries · Mexico City
For sixteen years I was told my pain was normal. I built this because no one else should have to learn what I learned alone.
— Ale
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What we're building.

Seven things, made carefully. Free where it matters. Premium where it must be.

i.

Ale's Story

A long-form, mixed-media account of one woman's path through the disease — and the founding ground for everything else.

ii.

Provider Directory

A vetted, global index of endometriosis specialists. Filters that matter. Reviews from people who've actually been seen.

iii.

Endo Connect

A community organised around where you are: newly diagnosed, pre-op, recovering, or somewhere in between. Auto-translated, EN ↔ ES.

iv.

Diagnostic Advocacy Tool

A structured symptom intake that produces a clinical-register PDF you can hand to your doctor. Not a diagnosis. A door-opener.

v.

Resource Centre

Articles by named contributors. Topics covered honestly, including the financial weight of chronic illness.

vi.

Consults with Ale

One-to-one sessions with the founder — lived experience and clinical training, in English or Spanish. USD or MXN.

vii.

If you're in crisis.

A persistent button at the top of every page. A fast-loading place to land, with Ale's voice, a tactical guide, and a vetted directory of people you can reach by WhatsApp tonight. Architected for the worst connection on the worst day.

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How we build.

The constraints aren't decoration — they're the product.

  • Bilingual, day oneEnglish and Spanish as equals. Not a translation layer.
  • Mobile-firstMost readers will find us on a phone, in bed, in pain.
  • Privacy-firstNo third-party trackers. No GA. No pixels.
  • AccessibleWCAG 2.1 AA. Read by anyone, on anything.
  • Trust before commerceMost of the platform is free. Always will be.
  • Quietly designedEditorial, not clinical. Calm, not cute.

Be there on day one.

A short note when we launch, and nothing else. No marketing. No newsletter you didn't ask for.

1 July 2026 · 8am US Eastern
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