Endometriosis is more than just experiencing painful periods: For those suffering, it’s a complicated chronic disease that influences every aspect of their life. Endometriosis affects one in 10 women and girls worldwide and it takes an average of 7.5 years to even be diagnosed.
Jessica Murnane is one of the 190 million women living with endometriosis. Ever since she started menstruating, she’s experienced symptoms such as urinary and gastrointestinal issues. For years, she’s visited numerous physicians, just to be told that her symptoms were her own fault. It wasn’t until about 16 years ago when she was 28 that she was officially diagnosed with Stage IV endometriosis. Living with endometriosis, Murnane experiences pain and flare-ups on a daily basis.
It can take up to eight years to get a diagnosis for endometriosis.
Mr Chatterjee explained the reason for this is largely due to how differently endometriosis manifests itself.
He said: “It can take months and years before the condition is diagnosed and in many women, it remains undiagnosed throughout their life.
“The non-specific symptoms and reluctance to investigate with direct visualisation of the pelvic and peritoneal cavity by laparoscopy is often the cause for delayed diagnosis.
“Often it is found incidentally when investigating the cause for subfertility.
“The array of symptoms that it can cause and poor understanding of these by clinicians can compound the pathway to an early diagnosis.
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Good Girls actress, 31, opens up about her years of excruciating pain that led to a life-changing diagnosis, endometriosis the reproductive condition in which uterine tissue grows outside of the uterus, causing cramping and chronic pain. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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One Fine Day where there was a lot of running across New York and I got really sick to the point where I couldn t do it, recalls Whitman, who starred alongside George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer in the 1996 romantic drama. I couldn t keep moving. I remember that kind of marked the beginning of a journey of a lifetime of stomach aches for me, and a lifetime of problems for me.
Endometriosis: A silent killer women need to be careful of
Endometriosis is a chronic disease that often goes unnoticed but is common in women, and it can be life-threatening if left untreated.
Endometriosis is often labelled as ‘the missed disease’ or ‘silent killer’ because it is a chronic disease, which is under-diagnosed, under-reported, and under-researched. It can be explained as the presence of endometrial tissue, which is present outside the uterus and is found in women of all ethnic and social groups. The prevalence has been reported around 10% of the general female population and 20-90% in women with pelvic pain or infertility. However, the aetiology and pathogenesis are not known with certainty.
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