Bindi Irwin shares 10-year struggle with endometriosis: ‘A doctor told me it was simply something you deal with as a woman’

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Bindi Irwin has been living with severe pain for 10 years. Staying quiet about her experience is no longer an option, the Australian conservationist shared in an emotional social media post. 

Irwin, 24, opened up about her endometriosis diagnosis Wednesday, coinciding with International Women’s Day and endometriosis awareness month, because she felt a “responsibility” to help other women.