Bindi Irwin has revealed that her doctors initially missed her first symptoms of endometriosis before her eventual diagnosis.
The conservationist, 25, spoke candidly about the physical pain she experienced for nearly a decade during a recent interview withPeople. According to the World Health Organization, endometriosis is “a disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus,” with symptoms including “severe, life-impacting pain during periods, sexual intercourse, bowel movements and/or urination”.
