Health charity Wellbeing of Women say symptoms are normalised far too often, and people should speak out more about the 'severe pain' they were facing.
Almost half of people who menstruate experience period pain that is ‘severe’ – and 51 per cent feel their symptoms aren’t taken seriously by healthcare professionals, new research has found.
Women and girls have been "dismissed for far too long", said Professor Dame Lesley Regan, chair of Wellbeing of Women. "It’s simply unacceptable that anyone is expected to suffer with period symptoms that disrupt their lives."Signs of the chronic condition endometriosis – when the endometrial lining grows outside of the uterus – include debilitating period pain.
Despite around two in three women developing at least one fibroid at some point in their life, according to the NHS, only 38 per cent of those surveyed knew about the condition.The research found only 14 per cent have tried medication to reduce heavy bleeding, despite treatments, like tranexamic acid which reduces blood loss significantly, being available.
Top Health Stories Today Wellbeing of Women have launched a new campaign called ‘Just A Period’ – aiming to address the normalisation of worrying period symptoms. "I want women and girls to have the knowledge to advocate for themselves, to push for more investigations, and to push for a diagnosis and treatment so that they don’t have to live with debilitating symptoms."
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