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Five ways endometriosis affects your body
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Five ways endometriosis affects your body
Abdominal cramps, mood swings, headaches…your monthly period is certainly no picnic. But it's especially hard for women with endometriosis, a condition where endometrial tissue, or uterine lining cells, is found outside of the uterus. And as it turns out, an alarming number of women are suffering the debilitating illness, with a report from the Guardian claiming it affects around 176 million women worldwide. Although one in 10 women of reproductive age have endometriosis, often they are under-treated or misdiagnosed. The condition, which may affect over 550,000 Australian women, can cause severe period pain, infertility, back ache, painful sex and chronic pain. During menstruation, the tissue breaks down and becomes trapped in the body, often forming lesions and causing severe pain. Here, 5 signs you could be dealing with endometriosis.
The things you need to know about the silent disease affecting millions of women worldwide