Worldwide, one in 10 women suffers in silence from a disease that most people have never heard of. More shockingly, it’s been noted that many young girls with this condition have been driven to suicide. “We can only imagine the
Worldwide, one in 10 women suffers in silence from a disease that most people have never heard of. More shockingly, it’s been noted that many young girls with this condition have been driven to suicide. “We can only imagine the hopelessness and despair she felt thinking that her pain would never go away,” says Carol Drury of the US Endometriosis Association.
INSIDIOUS AND UNNOTICED
Endometriosis affects 176 million women globally. That makes it more common than breast cancer or AIDS, yet it remains one of the most misunderstood diseases today. Statistics show that, generally, it takes seven years from when a woman starts having symptoms to when she obtains treatment. It usually affects women between the ages of 15-49, but has also been found in girls as young as eight.
Endo (as it’s referred to) is a serious biological malfunction which focuses on a woman’s reproductive organs and is fuelled by hormonal imbalances. The equilibrium between estrogen and progesterone is key to a regular menstrual cycle, however, a surge of estrogen will make everything go off-key. Physically, estrogen dominance causes cells to develop 