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Endometriosis is a medical condition that occurs when the lining of the uterus — the endometrium — grows outside of the uterus.

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When it comes to endometriosis awareness, there aren’t quite enough people speaking out about what’s an increasingly common disorder that can cause a lot of discomfort and reduction in one’s quality of life.

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This brought me my platform, and now I can help others get diagnosed and prep, and not feel alone if they have to get a hysterectomy at a young age.

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Megan Gilbride, known best to her thousands of followers as “Wonderful U,” has spent the better part of the past decade building her name as a style blogger and influencer.

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When you are a spoonie, getting through each day is a struggle.

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This stigma against women and their reproductive systems needs to be broken down, and I’m the girl for the job, apparently.

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So to those of you who feel like something is wrong, or you don’t know where to look, or everyone around you is telling you that you’re fine, just know that you know your body better than anyone else. Chances are, even if you have a thought in your head that you could relate to this, that’s 100% worth looking into.

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Often debilitating, misdiagnosed and dismissed, Endo is an illness that one in ten women suffer from, and yet — we still don’t know much about it.

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Pain can strike at any time.

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My hope is that through my experience and experiments, all of the other women who are “1 in 10” will no longer suffer in silence.