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Endometriosis, making puberty fun since forever

July 23, 2018 - by Jayden Brown - Leave a Comment

My name is Jayden brown, I’m a 15 year old sudent at Rangiora high school. I was diagnosed with endometriosis after having a surgery on the 16th of April. It …

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Delayed Diagnosis / Health Insurance / Impact on Education / Impact on Quality of Life / Impact on Relationships / Multiple Medications / Multiple Symptoms / Polycystic Ovaries / Teen Symptoms

A continuous circle with one final loop.

June 7, 2018 - by Rosie - Leave a Comment

It’s 3rd Period Geography I’m in 6th form at high school and I slip to the bathroom just outside the classroom doors, I slide down the wall of the stall …

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Delayed Diagnosis / Health Insurance / Impact on Education / Impact on Quality of Life / Impact on Relationships / Teen Symptoms

Fight Not Flight

May 14, 2018 - by Blue Eyes - Leave a Comment

Endometriosis symptoms for me, started in high school although I didn’t even know the existence of the word let alone what the word stood for. All I knew about periods …

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Delayed Diagnosis / Diet / Fertility / Multiple Symptoms / Polycystic Ovaries / Teen Symptoms

My Uphill Battle

May 14, 2018 - by Makere Solomon - Leave a Comment

Looking back now to when i was a teenager i am still reminded of the sheer pain i endured through out my teenage life to adulthood . i was 12 …

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“Your uterus just hates you” and other unhelpful advice

March 31, 2018 - by Katie - Leave a Comment

At 11 I got my period for the first time… For a whole month of pain and confusion, signifying the start of an illness that would dominate my life. It …

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That awful thing that nana had

December 11, 2017 - by MyStory Admin - Leave a Comment

My story starts from when I was 13. The first time I got my period, the first thing I said to my mum after vomiting my guts out was “oh …

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