Alexa Chung opens up about endometriosis and says women are being ‘dismissed’
ok.co.ukFashion designer Alexa Chung has said women are being “dismissed, misdiagnosed and left floundering” before they get tested for endometriosis.The 39 year old presenter and model said that she received treatment for the painful condition while a cyst was being removed.
In a piece for British Vogue, she has detailed both her and other women’s experiences and whilst also mentioning medical professionals’ advice.
Alexa is best known for appearing on shows such as Popworld and the former Channel 4 strand T4, and she has said: “The condition is shrouded in mystery and misinformation, and frequently mishandled by doctors.There’s no cure. “Often sufferers end up going back for surgery after surgery.
Shockingly, there are stories of some doctors suggesting that women have a baby to suppress their symptoms.” A research paper at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia has said in 2019 that women in the city have been recommended pregnancy “despite no research evidence for benefit”.
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