Endometriosis Awareness - 5 Facts

     Today I will share 5 facts that come from Medical News Today

• Endometriosis affects between 6 and 10 percent of women of reproductive age worldwide.

• The condition appears to be present in a developing fetus, but estrogen levels during puberty are thought to trigger the symptoms.

• Symptoms are generally present during the reproductive years.

• Most women go undiagnosed, and in the U.S. it can take around 10 years to receive a diagnosis.

• Allergies, asthma, chemical sensitivities, autoimmune diseases, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, breast cancer, and ovarian cancer are linked to women and families with endometriosis.