Endometriosis is a chronic disease affecting hundreds of thousands of women globally. Endometriosis is often referred to as ‘endo.’ Recently the spotlight has been on women’s reproductive issues especially common conditions such as endometriosis and PCOS  (PolyCystic Ovary Syndrome). Endometriosis is a lifelong disease with an incredibly high chance of returning even when surgically removed. Endo can also develop into PCOS which is intensely painful by itself. Despite the frequency of endometriosis occurring in women the disease is still relatively unexplored, treatments are frustratingly limited and many women are not taken seriously when telling their doctors about their pain.

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