This is the most popular membership category and can be purchased for a one-time $25 annual fee debited from your credit card.

Standard Members receive the following benefits:

• Access to the EDNF Inspire Support Community, our online community for connecting with others who share a common interest in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). This is a new feature that started in 2010; we count on you, our constituents, to keep the site active. Note: This replaced the Message Boards. Your posts can be as private as you choose; members can discuss medical issues, concerns, questions and just about anything in a secure, non-judgmental environment.
• EDNF's Loose Connections eMagazine offers timely updates from the national office on EDS, information on the latest research, pain management, advice from our medical community, and personal stories from our members. Loose Connections will be emailed to you on the publish date for immediate access and downloading to your desktop in an easy-to-read PDF format. The eMagazine is produced three (3) times per year. To contribute, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   for submission guidelines to the editorial review board.
• The Loose Connections archive is available here, where you will find issues dating back to 1996.
• Access to the EDNF Knowledge Store where members will find downloadable Medical Reference Guides (MRGs), an Educators and Parents Guide, EDS Medical Alert Wallet Cards and other items both complimentary and for purchase.
• EDNF's Hinge eNewsletter, our bimonthly eNewsletter designed to keep our members apprised of the latest activities occurring in the national headquarters office, updates from the EDNF Board of Directors, an events calendar and other timely communication. To contribute, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   for submission guidelines to the editorial review board.