Endometriosis’ nasty cousin, and the power of self-advocacy

Why you should advocate for yourself

Ines May
ArtfullyAutistic
Published in
3 min readFeb 26

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Ever since I started menstruating when I was only 11 years old, that week has always been a black hole in my life. I would lie in bed, in pain, consume painkillers as if they were candy (and it would help little), and just put my whole life on hold until it passed.

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Ines May
ArtfullyAutistic

Veterinarian, diagnosed with autism at 27, writing to figure life. E-mail me at ineslmedium@gmail.com Become a member: https://inesl.medium.com/membership