Alexa Chung opens up about endometriosis and says women are being ‘dismissed’
25.05.2023 - 00:33
/ ok.co.uk
Fashion designer Alexa Chung has said women are being “dismissed, misdiagnosed and left floundering” before they get tested for endometriosis.The 39 year old presenter and model said that she received treatment for the painful condition while a cyst was being removed. In a piece for British Vogue, she has detailed both her and other women’s experiences and whilst also mentioning medical professionals’ advice.
Alexa is best known for appearing on shows such as Popworld and the former Channel 4 strand T4, and she has said: “The condition is shrouded in mystery and misinformation, and frequently mishandled by doctors.There’s no cure. “Often sufferers end up going back for surgery after surgery.
Shockingly, there are stories of some doctors suggesting that women have a baby to suppress their symptoms.” A research paper at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia has said in 2019 that women in the city have been recommended pregnancy “despite no research evidence for benefit”. Alexa also said when she told a gynaecologist she had been “unable to leave a bathroom stall” due to heavy flow at an airport, the doctor then asked her if she knew what periods are.
She added: “This kind of experience is unfortunately not an anomaly. It can take an average of eight years to diagnose endometriosis.
“Those who have it often find themselves dismissed, misdiagnosed and left floundering before getting on waiting lists for a laparoscopy: a type of keyhole surgery used to seek out pesky endometrial cells, which is currently the only way to know for sure if someone has the condition.” Back in March, scientists launched the first clinical trial in four decades to assess a potential new treatment for endometriosis. Researchers from the
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