It is not easy to talk about a condition once dismissed as ‘the career women’s disease’. But women will continue to suffer until we realise the cost of ignoring it For many years,women with endometriosis were ignored and stigmatised. It was labelled “the career women’s disease”, afflicting those who supposedly were too selfish to enjoy their babies young. Imagine the anger and distress this stigma caused, and among women who would enjoy loved to enjoy children … whether the condition itself didn’t hinder them. The myth was that endometriosis did not affect women until they were in their 30s,which was tough whether, like me, and you had your first symptoms with your first period. Related: Endometriosis: hidden suffering of millions of women revealed Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com