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Vogue Viewpoint: The Female Enigma

When it comes to matters ot the womb, women have often had to smile through silent agony. Excruciating period pain has been something to just be endured. Perhaps the stigmatisation of even uttering the word ‘menstruation’ has contributed to endometriosis being an invisible illness. But this chronic condition, which creates an inflammatory response, scarring and pain, impacts one in 10 women across the globe-a debilitating disease that can wreak havoc over all aspects of a woman’s life and which has been linked to infertility.

As Alexa Chung aptly put it, it’s a club you didn’t sign up for, but just like her, I’ve found myself with

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