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This is Emma's Story. Emma Prach, trustee at Endometriosis UK reflects on experiencing endometriosis symptoms as a teenager. I was around 12, when…
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This is Alyx's story. I was 14 when I first started experiencing endometriosis symptoms. I had really heavy periods and I was just extremely scared…
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This is Zainab's Story. I was 14 when I started developing symptoms of endometriosis, which included severe abdominal pain, fatigue that wouldn't…
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This is Kate’s Story I first started experiencing painful periods around the age of 14. The pain was so severe that most mornings I would have to…
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This is Gabriella's Story. Growing up in a traditional southern Italian family, I was always told that having heavy, painful periods was normal -…
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This is Caitlin's story. My journey with endometriosis began two days before my twelfth birthday when, sat at the back of English class, I first…
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Cara shares her experience of living and working with endometriosis and the importance of a supportive workplace. I first started experiencing…
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This is Orla's story. Content note: Orla's story touches on her experience of fertility treatment. My experience with endometriosis began in my…
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Edinburgh-West Support Group Leader Johanne shares her story. My first experience with endometriosis started at the age of 12, 27 years before…
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This is Caitlin's Story. I first started experiencing symptoms of endometriosis when I was 16. My periods were excruciating, pain so intense it…
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This is Beth’s Story My experience with endometriosis I believe started in my late teens when I first became aware of symptoms such as pelvic pain…
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This is Laura’s Story. I was diagnosed with Endometriosis and Fibroids in 2014. Until then, I thought having very heavy, painful periods was just…

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