Endometriosis Awareness Month

Endometriosis Awareness Month

Endometriosis awareness is something that is deeply personal for me and 1 in 7 australian women living with endometriosis.

The lack of research and knowledge on a disease that mimics cancer is not only mind boggling but also alarming. It takes an average 6.5 years to be diagnosed with endometriosis and to date the only way to confirm a diagnosis is to undergo a laparoscopy.

In July of 2025, I had a laparoscopy that lead to my diagnosis of endometriosis. I had been in pain for 7 years, each year getting increasingly worse. I was told that pain is normal that I was being dramatic. But I knew something was wrong and that what I was experiencing was not normal.

It wasn’t until I spoke up for myself, and pushed for further investigation into the possibility of endometriosis that progress was made.

The first thing I asked after coming out of surgery was “did they find it?” - I was told that they had. But it wasn’t until a week later when I had my surgeon confirm, that I finally believed that it was real. That it wasn’t all in my head.

If it wasn’t for social media and people sharing their stories and experiences with Endo I wouldn’t have even known to look into it.

Listen to your body, advocate for your health and support those impacted by this disease 🎗️