Periods mean pain, right? Excruciating cramps, that horrible aching, dragging feeling, sharp stabs to the abdomen… it’s all just part of being of a woman.
Actually, it isn’t. Excessively painful periods are not normal. There can be several causes of severe menstrual pain, with one of the most likely being endometriosis. This condition affects around 120,000 girls and women in New Zealand, and about 176 million worldwide. Around 50% of women with infertility have endo.
Yet for such a common condition, it’s poorly understood and not often talked about. Plus it can take many years to get a diagnosis. So here are some endo queries answered.
You can have endo and not realise it
TRUE
One of the main symptoms of endometriosis is pain; however some women experience mild or moderate pain, rather than severe. In other cases, they think the pain they have is normal, so they don’t do anything about it.
Often, infertility is the first symptom to be noticed and it’s not until investigations start into why you aren’t getting pregnant that the condition is discovered.
Other endo symptoms are:
• Pain in places other than the abdomen such as the lower back
• Abnormal menstrual bleeding
• PMS
• Painful intercourse
• Bowel problems, such as diarrhoea, constipation, bloating, difficulty passing bowel motions and painful wind
• Tiredness and lack of energy
• Pain before or with urination and recurrent urinary tract infections
It’s easy to diagnose endo
FALSE
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 16 2019 من New Zealand Woman's Weekly.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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