by admin | Dec 21, 2015 | Endo events
The Worldwide EndoMarch, previously called the Million Women March for Endometriosis, is an international campaign aimed at raising awareness of endometriosis, a disease that affects 1 in 10 women, approximately 176 million women and girls worldwide. Held on the same...
by admin | Dec 18, 2015 | Endo stories
In four years I’ve had four surgeries, three visits to the emergency department, hundreds of doctor visits and 10,000 tears! I’m 30 and have endometriosis and adenomyosis. When I was 15 I got my first period. I vividly remember getting it and thinking ‘oh shit, Mrs...
by admin | Nov 19, 2015 | Endo stories, Relationships and sex
By Ash As I sit here looking at my engagement ring, I realise that there is still hope. I have been fighting Endometriosis since I was 19, I am now almost 25. During this time in my life I have been a normal young woman, well to some extent. I had boyfriends, I...
by admin | Nov 14, 2015 | Endo stories
By Katie This Sunday (15th November) I am going for a stroll up a mountain. A 21.4km stroll to be exact, in the world’s toughest half marathon. The reactions from this have been mixed, from “oh, good on you!” to “that is nuts! Why would you do that on a Sunday morning...
by admin | Nov 9, 2015 | Endo stories
By Allanah In 2011 I was diagnosed with severe level 4 Endometriosis after a laparoscopy which took three hours. The operating surgeon told me that the endometriosis had been there since puberty and that my only recourse was hysterectomy. The surgery came after many...
