#Endometriosis doesn't just affect personal life.
Here are some of our ambassadors, Candice, Phoebe and Neroli, talking about their journeys through work and education. It isn't just work, it's a challenge, which is why we need to #TALKEndo - it can end careers.
“Virginia Giuffre was recruited from Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s Florida resort, where she worked as a spa attendant at 17 in 2000. Ghislaine Maxwell approached her while she was reading a book during a break, offering a job as a "traveling masseuse" for Jeffrey Epstein, which led to her being trafficked. This is detailed in court documents”
Living with endo: It happens that a person with a chronic illness can function almost normally one day and the next day the exact opposite happens when they feel absolutely miserable. And this is hard for others to understand
#endo#endometriosis#chronicillness#WomensHealth
Period pain that impacts day to day life, including causing absences from school, can be a symptom of endometriosis and other menstrual health conditions, and must be taken seriously.
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🗞️ A new map of the endometrium opens the door to possible treatments for endometriosis
The study is set to deepen understanding of a disease that affects 190 million women and has no cure https://t.co/84B2b7X6CT
Unearthed video: JD Vance attacks women “who can't have kids” because they “passed the biological period when it was possible” as “miserable” people who “have no real value system” and struggle to find “meaning”
If someone you know is chronically ill and they don’t work—rest assured, they are not on some fun vacation that you are missing out on. Their full time job is probably taking care of themselves and they wish they could work and be productive like you.
#endo#endometriosis
Endometriosis happens when tissue normally found inside the uterus grows in other parts of the body. Pain, abnormal periods, and infertility are symptoms of endometriosis. Here's what to know about this painful condition: https://t.co/eQtVxhL2Mm
"Living In My Body" by Kumeri Bandara, 2021. This painting is a depiction of endometriosis pain and is currently displayed in our exhibition Endometriosis: Into the Unknown. Learn more about it here: https://t.co/b0MBCI8tnw
Endometriosis profoundly impacts patients' daily lives, draining them both physically & emotionally. Achieving a sense of normalcy becomes impossible as they are perpetually exhausted. Simple activities become hurdles, sleep & sexual health are significantly disrupted.
Dismissing pain as 'normal' is not healthcare.
It’s time we stop normalizing suffering and start listening to our patients.
Early #endometriosis diagnosis changes lives.
No more *7-10 years* to diagnose!
#EndoAwareness#DiagnosisIsTherapy
I struggle to think of any other condition where you would identify a disease, then wait 20+ years to treat when it could result in organ loss or damage (kidney, liver). Make it make sense. #endometriosis