'€œAs women we believe that pain is a natural part of life, so we try and cope on our own, and we suffer in silence,'€ said Lotus-FM radio personality Pauline Sangham (42) who lived with severe pain for years before she was diagnosed and treated for endometriosis'€”a condition whereby lesions on the ovaries and other pelvic organs cause extreme pain during a women'€™s menstrual cycle.