To mark Endometriosis Awareness Month, Baylor College of Medicine will host a special documentary screening of “Below the Belt.”
The documentary focuses on how many women suffer from this painful disease. Some statistics say one in 10 women have the disease; others say it’s even more common .
“It definitely derailed my career,” Alison Landolt said she first felt symptoms at 13 years old. “Like, someone’s pouring battery acid on my insides.” “I had to have emergency surgery before my fallopian tubes ruptured. So, that was how I got diagnosed. It was sort of incidental, and they told me ‘You must’ve had an STD, you must’ve had pelvic inflammatory disease’... basically, ‘This is your fault,’” Landolt said.
Endometriosis is a complex disease where cells similar to the lining of the uterine are found elsewhere in the body, causing pain, inflammation, and organ dysfunction. Landolt said it’s time to stop stigmatizing the disease.
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