Around one in ten women have endometriosis. And even though it can be one of the most debilitating and painful conditions - there’s still no cure.
But now a huge study has found a really interesting link between endo and childhood. We’ll unpack it in this episode with Associate Professor Dr Theresa Larkin. Plus she’ll explain what the symptoms of endo are, the process to diagnosis, treatment and pain management.
SHOW NOTES:
Theresa’s research on pelvic pain
Theresa’s article about hysterectomy
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