I’m really proud and honoured to be supporting the @thecirclengo #menstruationmatters event on the 30th May on #menstrualhygieneday to help raise awareness of why menstruation is important, not just as a sign of health, but also as a social and political...
My periods were what I’d call ‘normal’ until I reached the age of 19. Then they started to become really heavy, irregular and painful. I’d be out with friends and go from not bleeding at all to leaking heavily through my clothes within an hour. The people I was...
My name is Kirsty-Louise, I’m 27 and I have endometriosis. Sat nervously waiting for my name to be called out, this is my 7th GP’s appointment in as many months. Sat running through in my head exactly what I am going to say. 15 minutes later I come out feeling...
Hello my name is Megan and I am 16 years old. I was diagnosed with endometriosis on the 14th of February 2018. I was only 15. Since I was 13 I was in and out of hospital with stomach pain, sickness, headaches, had periods and the lack of energy. I was told multiple...
My story began a few months after my 10th birthday. I was horrified to get my period, years ahead of my peers. The pain was dreadful, I was constantly drained & exhausted, but I just thought that was due to the type of person I was. By the age of 15, my periods...
