For years, women have been told to put up with painful periods.
It’s normal.
But what if it isn’t?
Endometriosis can begin in the teenage years and still take seven to 10 years to diagnose, leaving many women to live with pain, fertility struggles and other health problems without knowing what’s really happening inside their bodies.
In this conversation, Dr. Abhishek Mangeshikar — Endometriosis Surgeon, Director, Indian Centre for Endometriosis (ICE); Consultant, Breach Candy Hospital, Jaslok Hospital, and Sir HN Reliance Hospital , explains why the disease is so often missed, what symptoms should raise red flags, and why painful periods should never be brushed aside.
For years, women have been told to put up with painful periods. Take a painkiller. Rest. It’s normal. But what if it isn’t? Endometriosis can begin in the teenage years and still take seven to 10 years to diagnose, leaving many women to live with pain, fertility struggles and other health problems without knowing what’s really happening inside their bodies. In this conversation, Dr. Abhishek Mangeshikar — Endometriosis Surgeon, Director, Indian Centre for Endometriosis (ICE); Consultant, Breach Candy Hospital, Jaslok Hospital, and Sir HN Reliance Hospital , explains why the disease is so often missed, what symptoms should raise red flags, and why painful periods should never be brushed aside.
