'A doctor told me it was simply something you deal with as a woman.' Bindi Irwin has opened up on her 10-year battle with endometriosis after suffering pain with no answers, which she hopes will destigmatise the disease. 9News BindiIrwin FULL STORY:
READ MORE:"A doctor told me it was simply something you deal with as a woman and I gave up entirely, trying to function through the pain."
The 24-year-old said the first words doctors at Seckin Endometriosis Centre said were "how did you live with this much pain?".Irwin with husband Chandler Powell and daughter Grace. She called on women to continue to look for answers when they're suffering extreme pain and asked for sensitivity when asking about having children.
Endometriosis is a chronic condition that causes cells similar to those in the lining of the uterus, called endometrium, to grow in other parts of the body.
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