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  • Author : Till23
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01 Mar 2025 05:04 AM
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Yes @tyme a very important issue.

It’s interesting the things that get publicity and funding.

For example 1 in 7 females will get breast cancer in their lifetime - huge amount of publicity, lots of money thrown at it - which has been great because survival is much higher than in the past, is talked about easily.

1 in 7 females will have endometriosis- only now getting some traction, for publicity, funding and research, not really talked about.

1 in 4 (or possibly 1 in 3) females will be sexually assaulted before age 18. Very little publicity, funding, research etc. Pretty much never talked about.

 I am fortunate not to have been affected by endometriosis 

Women’s health is not well funded, researched or talked about, despite being just over half of population, So this is a great campaign.

Can’t add any specific advice, except don’t suffer in silence.