March marks Endometriosis Awareness Month and in the UK, around one in 10 people assigned female at birth currently suffer with disease and some may not be aware they have it.
According to experts at Endometriosis UK, this accounts for approximately 1.5 million people - similar to the number affected by diabetes or asthma - yet when compared, it is largely unheard.
Many people visiting their GPs will be told their painful and heavy periods are 'all part of being a woman' and growing up with many being offered advice to take tablets, grab a a hot water bottle or bath and to 'just get on with it'.
