endometriosis: signs, causes and getting help
it is thought that 10 per cent of women – or 1 in 10 – have endometriosis.
when samantha lyster was just a teenager a gynecologist dismissed her frequent abdominal pain as just constipation and told her to eat more vegetables. thankfully, her mom suspected something else was wrong and after years of research and specialist appointments they finally had an answer: endometriosis .
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being in his care changed the course of how i felt even about myself. there’s that stigma and that shame: i’m being dramatic. this pain isn’t real. no, they can’t find anything. there’s nothing on these tests. no one understands. i must be weak. i must not be able to handle this properly. it’s one of those things that just kind of gets to you and wears on you. i’m very fortunate to have the support from my family that i do, but even at that my mom was taking off work to take me to all these appointments. you just kind of feel the that you’re being a burden.
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did the medication that induced menopause help with the pain?
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emma jones is a multimedia editor with healthing. you can reach her at emjones@postmedia.com or on twitter @jonesyjourn
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