"For 43% of women, period pain was the reason given for avoiding participation in sports"
Elite sports are finally talking about - and investing in research around - #periods and the menstrual cycle
https://t.co/MCuk9lUMp7
Thank you @SenLynnRuane for speaking out about #endometriosis
We are going to highlight this, and other women's health problems during #ScienceWeek
If you have a similar story and would like to share it with us, use this form https://t.co/l03HGbRH6W
“There cannot be financial barriers to women accessing care or diagnosis."
#endometriosis#inmheatróis#EndoAdvocate
Thanks to @griffinniamh
and @SenLynnRuane
for keeping the conversation going.
https://t.co/TiQgnnhcud
“Eating disorders are complex, but Dr. Lampert explains that they boil down to the need to exercise some control over our circumstances. When it comes to life w/ a #chronicillness like #endo, it can frequently feel like everything is out of your control.”
https://t.co/TiyrMR8yKX
Sharing the stories of endometriosis sufferers across Ireland, and raising awareness of women’s health issues. We want to hear your story - email us at [email protected]
Reasons include:
1. Investment in research on endometriosis, and women’s reproductive health generally, remains low compared with conditions such as diabetes.
2. Endometriosis is poorly understood.
3. Sufferers’ accounts have been dismissed for decades. https://t.co/WFXojqNdJ1
"Women with #endometriosis often lose their confidence, and carry a burden of sadness that longs for release... There is no one way of experiencing this condition, and no one way of coping with it."
Hilary Mantel
https://t.co/GVqYWRVmRB
Join us for the Irish Premiere of Below the Belt - a groundbreaking new film about endometriosis and women’s health from Executive Producer @HillaryClinton 🧵
Researchers at TU Dublin and @tcddublin have found that taking Vitamin D supplements can boost resistance to #covid19 in a paper published by @IMJ_IRL today. @trust_indi, @IrSPEN and the @IrishPharmacy have adopted the findings. https://t.co/PdFPbE7vRU