Bendigo endometriosis support: Chloe tells how asking for help was vital to help manage painful condition
- Monday 12 April 2021
Endometriosis is a painful condition that effects 1 in 10 women of reproductive age.
It’s estimated around 176 million suffer from this chronic condition across the world – many in silence.
Severe pain is the most common symptom especially before or during a period or sex.
Many women live with endometriosis totally unaware of the condition or what’s causing the pain they endure.
As part of Endometriosis Awareness Month our Women’s Health Clinic staff worked to make more women aware of the condition and the need to seek help.
Bendigo resident Chloe lives with endometriosis and answered some of our questions below to raise awareness about the disease and the importance of finding the right people to support you to ensure everything is being done to make life better ...
Did you know much about endometriosis and were you aware that was the condition causing your pain?
I didn’t know anything about endometriosis. I’d never heard of it until a family member mentioned it to me during a very heavy period. I thought it was ‘normal’ to get the heavy, painful periods I was getting until I went to my GP to seek help.
How did you find out where to turn to get help with endometriosis?
