Cultural norms expect women and girls to endure the debilitating pain in silence and even stoically as a sign of their strength and resilience. This leading to the normalization of #PeriodPain delayed diagnosis & sadly misdiagnosis for average of 8yrs
#Endometriosis#1in10
As an #Endometriosis survivor I have learned that for as long as another woman doesn’t and/or has never experienced these killer cramps…she’s the benchmark; you are imagining it…dismissing & minimizing the severe pain is a default response
#EndTheStigma#EndTheShame