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During her all-too-brief life, Marilyn Monroe overcame a difficult childhood to become one of the world's biggest and most enduring sex symbols. During her career, Monroe's films grossed more than $200 million. Monroe died of a drug overdose on August 5, 1962, at only 36 years old.
She was rumored to have endometriosis, a condition in which the tissue that lines. the uterus (endometrium) grows in other areas of the body. This often causes pain, irregular bleeding, and possible infertility. In 1962, Marilyn Monroe was found dead at her home by her psychiatrist. Her autopsy revealed Chloral Hydrate, a sleeping aid and barbituate, and Nembutal, another sedative, in her system.