In Ep.54 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, host Matt Phillips of Runchatlive chats with special guest Deborah Thurlow-Rowley of the Bedfordshire Support Group for Endometriosis UK. Around 1.5 million women in the UK are currently living with Endometriosis, a chronic and often debilitating condition that can cause painful or heavy periods, and may also lead to infertility, fatigue and bowel & bladder problems. Because endometriosis manifests itself in a variety of ways and shares symptoms with other conditions, diagnosis can be difficult and often delayed.

Recent research shows that there is now an average of 7.5 years between women first seeing a doctor about their symptoms and receiving a firm diagnosis. And that's for a condition with a prevalence equal to that of Diabetes!

This was a truly eye-opening episode. An huge thank you to Deborah Thurlow-Rowley for sharing details & photos of her own personal journey with endometriosis, and indeed to those of you who joined us for the live recording and also shared your own experiences.

Endometriosis provides soft tissue therapists with once again an opportunity to change lives IF we ask the right questions. 1 in 10 of our female clients could be suffering from endometriosis. Lets play a part in helping them get a quicker diagnosis than the current average of 7 years.

Websites Of Interest

https://www.endometriosis-uk.org/ 
https://www.endometriosis-uk.org/support-group/42400 
https://www.facebook.com/endometriosis.uk.org/ 
 

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