Arnetia Brown: my life with endometriosis
Arnetia Brown was diagnosed with endometriosis seven years ago. While she is on treatment living with the condition isn’t easy. She shares her experience with Health-e News in this video.
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What is endometriosis? Why is it so hard to diagnose and treat?
Arnetia Brown got her first period when she was 13 and pain has been a regular part of her life since. “With my very first cycle my father found me passed out on the floor. I actually fainted because I…
Endometriosis: Mum shares daughter’s nightmare
A mom from Cape Town described her teenage daughter’s experience of endometriosis as a rollercoaster ride with the young girl experiencing harrowing levels of pain. Shuneen Adams, the mother of 19-year-old Alicia Van Wyk, shared their story which started when…
Endometriosis: One in ten women experience this debilitating and isolating condition
In Depth Feature: March is Endometriosis Awareness Month and Health-e News spoke to several women about how the condition severely affects almost every aspects of their lives.
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Endometriosis diagnoses still a rare commodity
People who suffer with endometriosis face inordinate hurdles in accessing care for their condition, but believe they are warriors despite a medical system that doesn’t always believe them, writes Dalaine Krige.
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