Meghan Holohan is a digital health reporter for TODAY.com and covers patient-centered stories, women’s health, disability and rare diseases.
When Bindi Irwin first began menstruating, she noticed “intense” symptoms that occurred with her periods. As she aged, they became more severe, she recalls. The 25-year-old daughter of Steve Irwin, aka the Crocodile Hunter, started to experience nausea, irritable bowel syndrome, severe stabbing pain, cramping and fatigue almost every day — and when she got her period, she'd feel even worse. Irwin often told her doctors about these symptoms, but test after test came back normal.
Surgery, recovery and raising awareness After reaching out to Mosier, Irwin was connected with Seckin for a consultation about her symptoms. After years of being dismissed, she felt reassured by talking to him. “I had no idea if I truly had endometriosis since nothing showed up on blood tests or scans. Unfortunately, this is the same for a lot of people, and endometriosis often goes undiagnosed,” Irwin says. “It wasn’t until I spoke with Dr.
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