Today I'm talking to Meghan Cleary. Meghan is a writer, speaker, advocate and founder of Bad Periods. We discuss Meghan's three-decade journey to a diagnosis, endometriosis variations and treatments and how clinical gender-bias affects the treatment of female bodies.
What we discussed:
- Meghan’s story, beginning with her mother’s use of DES during pregnancy
- The different types of endometriosis
- Fulguration and excision for endometriosis treatment
- The importance of finding a surgical specialist
- The Gyno Ghetto
- How clinical gender bias affects the treatment of female bodies
- The psychological impacts of being told there’s nothing wrong with you
- Endometriosis as a chronic illness
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