Endometriosis awareness month held globally in March, it consists of a series of events dedicated to this disease. In March many doctors, endometriosis sufferers and advocates are working in a collaborative manner to let others know that period pain is not normal.
What is endometriosis?
Considered and treated wrongly as a gynaecological disease, endometriosis is in reality a whole-body disease. Not only its locations are multiple, its symptoms as well. Moreover, endometriosis is a chronic condition defined as the presence of glands and stroma outside the uterus. It affects 200 million people at the global level. It can take up to 10 years or more until one is diagnosed with endometriosis.
Endometriosis awareness month
Endometriosis awareness month as the name implies is the time when all individuals interested in this disease join forces and create events, conferences and other activities. A well known move during March is the endometriosis march. Endometriosis march is a global movement done with the scope of making the general public aware of what endometriosis is. It is also done to show the issues faced by the ones suffering from it.
What happens after endometriosis awareness month?
For the ones suffering from it, things will likely be the same. Continuous pain, multiple medical specialities and the list can go on. As the endometriosis awareness month comes to an end, we ought to keep fighting. A disease that has a high social-economical impact should receive our attention every day. A disease that can possibly cause serious complications when not treated should not benefit from just one month a year for awareness.
Time to do more
For every sufferer out there is time to do more. It’s time to make endometriosis a priority; in our research and healthcare national plans. It’s time to take action and change the narrative. Starting with the correct definition of endometriosis to how it can be treated.
