"So It's Like a Painful Period?" Living with Endometriosis: My Journey.

IF 3 3区 医学 Q1 COMMUNICATION Health Communication Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2023-12-18 DOI:10.1080/10410236.2023.2296189
Samantha Marie Walkden
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This essay details the author's personal process of being diagnosed with endometriosis, including her experience of medical gaslighting and societal attitudes toward "period pain." Many people who experience excessive menstrual pain report dismissive attitudes and/or trivialization of their symptoms, from both the public and health professionals. The author recalls conversations from throughout her diagnostic journey, which evidence the ingrained beliefs and attitudes of gendered observations of pain. Ultimately, the author contends that the "burden of proof" is with the patient, being forced to continually fight for their right to be heard in an archaic medical system. The people experiencing this condition are experts-by-experience, who are continually providing knowledge about endometriosis, and self-advocating to rewrite the societal narratives concerning menstrual pain. The goal of this essay is not to blame or cause discomfort, but rather to raise awareness and encourage everyone to talk more openly about menstrual related issues. The following prose is written as a first-person account of my experience with this condition, drawing on appropriate support from academic literature.

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"所以就像痛经一样?与子宫内膜异位症共存:我的历程
这篇文章详细描述了作者被诊断出患有子宫内膜异位症的个人经历,包括她所经历的医疗压力和社会对 "经痛 "的态度。许多经痛过度的人都报告说,公众和医疗专业人员对他们的症状持轻蔑和/或轻描淡写的态度。作者回顾了她在整个诊断过程中的对话,这些对话证明了对疼痛进行性别观察的根深蒂固的信念和态度。最后,作者认为 "举证责任 "在于患者,他们不得不在陈旧的医疗体系中不断争取自己的话语权。子宫内膜异位症患者是经验丰富的专家,他们不断提供有关子宫内膜异位症的知识,并自我倡导改写有关痛经的社会叙事。这篇文章的目的不是要指责或引起不适,而是要提高人们的意识,鼓励大家更坦诚地谈论与月经有关的问题。以下散文以第一人称叙述了我的经历,并从学术文献中汲取了适当的佐证。
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