Stories

I am not yet 20. I have had painful periods since I started menstruating. I've been in so much pain that I've vomited and fainted. I keep asking doctors for...

In December of 2023, I had a life-changing surgery that did not change my life. I woke up in the hospital bed with my legs shaking uncontrollably from the many...

I’m 26 years old when I wake in the middle of the night to a knife-sharp pain radiating from both sides of my lower stomach, down my legs, and around...

Endometriosis is a condition that affects many women with symptoms such as pain, mood swings, and fatigue. Endometriosis has no cure. We call it chronic because it can last for...

Hi everyone and all the warriors. I applied for disability 2 1/2 years ago due to my stage four endometriosis. I am 33 years old. I have significant endometriosis history...

My name is Emma Claire and I passed my exams while being diagnosed with endometriosis. A year later, I wonder how it all happened the way it did and how...

Living with endometriosis has impacted every aspect of my life, including my mental health. It is a chronic condition, characterized by the growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterus, and...

I was diagnosed by a healthcare professional in 2021. I was having severe back pain and heavy periods where I couldn't really leave home. I had cramping before and after...

I was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2017 through a procedure. I began feeling sorry for myself, because I felt inadequate, that even if I met the right guy, I wouldn't...

My best friend suffers from endometriosis and, for a long time, I just thought it was bad menstrual cramps. I can tell you I was wrong. Dead wrong! I was...

I have always had weird hormones. They have never played ball. It was nine years after I was diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis that my endometriosis first reared its ugly head...

Hey, everyone! I'm 18 years old. I started having symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) when I was 14. Then, by the time I was between the ages 15 and...

Menarche arrived at age 11 for me. In the years to follow, I’d suffer from excruciating menstrual cycles that left me feeling so sick that I would miss school due...

I was diagnosed with endometriosis when I was 25, after a complete month of pain I believed was some kind of colitis. A proper specialist said endometriosis surgery was the...

Endometriosis is a condition that gets so little publicity, and yet it affects one in ten women around the world. These women frequently suffer in silence and are simply told...

The weeks before Halloween were tough. I’d been having a hard time sleeping due to back and hip pain. I kept tossing and turning, which did not help with my...

My name is Sara. I am 26 years old. I have been menstruating since I was 10 years old. My mother got diagnosed with endometriosis when she was in her...

I was one of those lucky people who never had issues with her periods.....until I had my second child. About a year after my son's birth, I began to have...

There are a lot of things about growing up that are really disheartening (I was so prepared for quicksand and falling anvils.), but I think the most sobering thing was...

It all started when I was 15 years of age with my first operation to diagnose endometriosis. I was told that I would not be able to fall pregnant which...