One in 10 women suffers from endometriosis. But there is a catch, a big catch! They are not sufficiently taken care of, nor listened to. This chronic disease takes between 6 and 10 years to be diagnosed by a doctor. Endometriosis is caused by a malfunction of the tissue that lines the uterus (the endometrium). The cells come to develop on other organs (intestinal, lungs, brain) and create lesions. It is one of the main causes of infertility and can cause painful menstruation, pelvic pain, difficulty urinating, or pain during intercourse.
So if there is not endometriosis, but endometriosis and no definitive treatment exists to date to cure the disease, “ specialists agree that the basic treatment is to prevent the onset of menstruation (disseminated endometriosis lesions on the organs will bleed and create micro hemorrhages at the same time as menstruation) “, indicates the French Association for the fight against endometriosis Endo France .
From the angry cry of Whoopi Goldberg to the confidences of actresses Lena Dunham and Daisy Ridley, discover these stars, themselves suffering from endometriosis and who have taken the floor to shed light on a disease that has remained too long taboo.
