I suffered from Endometriosis from the beginning of puberty until I was 45 years old.
When I was 45 I had my 9th and final surgery for this disease. By the time I was 45 the Edometriosis had reached a critical stage, literally a life and death stage. The endometrial tissue had spread to almost every part of my body.
The endometrial tissue continues to have the same cycle it would have had it remained as the lining of your uterus. However unlike the tissue that remains in your uterus, this tissue that finds it's way inside of your body has no exit when a women has her 'period' or for those of you who like for more formal turn of phrase, when a woman menstruates. This tissue merely releases more tissue into your body, it can't escape, it often cause infections which create horrific scar tissue, also known as adhesion's.
In my case, and many other women's cases, this scar tissue goes on to attach itself to your bowel, your bladder, other organs in your abdomen. By the time they were able to operate on me I had eight endometriomas (literally balls of endometrial tissue and scar tissue) these were each the size of Grapefruits. My left Fallopian tube was the size of a Chipolata Sausage and my bladder was literally bound by the adhesion's as were most parts of my bowel.
Even my female friends would write off Endometriosis as a 'Women's time of the month thing', only those female friends who didn't suffer from Endometriosis themselves.
Many people are unaware of the extreme risk of ovarian cancer for sufferers of Endometriosis.
Most people are aware of the fertility issues faced by Endometriosis, in fact it often renders many women completely infertile. In this regards I was damned lucky! I managed two natural pregnancies, albeit both utter suprises to me given the state of my Endometriosis was thought to be highly improbable.
The quality of life for a woman suffering Endometriosis without an effective treatment is massively decreased.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sign this petition and share it with your friends and networks.
Also, if you don't know about Endometriosis or you don't fully understand this horrific and deadly disease, just take some time to google it, you'll quickly develop and appreciation of the dangers of this disease and the desperate need for a cure/treatment.
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