Older generations have witnessed a societal shift in awareness surrounding endometriosis and chronic UTI, but diagnosis and treatment options have remained largely the same 🔎 Big Read by connie_dimsdale
Invasive surgery is still required to diagnose and treat endometriosis, with no guarantees that it will cure the condition.
“When I went home and read up on endometriosis I just cried, I really cried,” she said. “I was angry and sad that the IVF clinic didn’t spot it. I was quite depressed after all that.” “Nobody knew what endometriosis was and also, ladies never talked about their period then. It was all forbidden,” she toldAsked whether she could open up to her mother, she said: “Not really, no. My mum and I didn’t have that kind of relationship and she would have been too embarrassed anyway, being of that era.”
Laura Bowie, 66, who struggled with “awful pain” and heavy bleeding since she was a teenager, said it is “great to see people being more open and sharing experiences”. Endometriosis UK said women’s health has been “historically underfunded”, leading to a lack of medical understanding surrounding the condition.
Specialists say the infection, which often begins as an acute bout of cystitis, can occur when bacteria become embedded within the bladder wall and become difficult to treat with short courses of antibiotics.
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