'I have spent the week reading your kind words and stories of strength through your own experiences with endometriosis. Thank you with all my heart for sharing. I can finally see a new me on the journey towards better health.'
Endometriosis occurs when tissue similar to that which makes up the lining of the uterus grows in other, abnormal places and forms lesions. Like endometrial tissue, this area thickens, breaks down and bleeds with each menstrual cycle.
For Irwin, she had experienced pain, exhaustion and nausea for 10 years before she reached a diagnosis. Typically, it takes an average of seven to 10 years for women to be diagnosed with the condition, health officials say.
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