Last week, actress Bindi Irwin made a viral post on Instagram. Bindi is the daughter of the late Steve Irwin – the famed “Crocodile Hunter.” 

Bindi is also, herself, a conservationist, but her post didn’t have to do with wildlife health. Rather, it was about her own. She said she was recovering from surgery to remove 51 lesions, a cyst, and her appendix. Prior to this, Irwin had suffered 13 years of pain from endometriosis.

She wrote, “I felt utterly ashamed as a teenager and young adult being told that my pain was just part of being a woman. I felt lesser. I felt hurt. I felt weak.”

Several celebrities have spoken up about their experiences with endometriosis.

Padma Lakshmi, Florence Pugh, Whoopi Goldberg, Lena Dunham – the list goes on.

Approximately one in ten women is affected by endometriosis. According to Yale Medicine, it’s present in up to 50% of women who are infertile. And between 50% and 80% of women with pelvic pain. But, it’s a disease that’s rarely discussed - in part because the pain experienced is often dismissed as cramps or period pain.

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Dr. Cindy Mosbrucker is a nationally recognized expert in minimally-invasive excision of endometriosis, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic pain in women. Her clinic is Pacific Endometriosis and Pelvic Surgery in Gig Harbor.

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Nancy's Nook - recommended as a free source of endometriosis information by Dr. Mosbrucker

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Last week, actress Bindi Irwin made a viral post on Instagram. Bindi is the daughter of the late Steve Irwin &ndash; the famed &ldquo;Crocodile Hunter.&rdquo;&nbsp;
Bindi is also, herself, a conservationist, but her post didn&rsquo;t have to do with wildlife health. Rather, it was about her own. She said she was recovering from surgery to remove 51 lesions, a cyst, and her appendix. Prior to this, Irwin had suffered 13 years of pain from endometriosis.
She wrote, &ldquo;I felt utterly ashamed as a teenager and young adult being told that my pain was just part of being a woman. I felt lesser. I felt hurt. I felt weak.&rdquo;
Several celebrities have spoken up about their experiences with endometriosis.
Padma Lakshmi, Florence Pugh, Whoopi Goldberg, Lena Dunham &ndash; <a href="https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/g38290233/celebrities-endometriosis/">the list</a> goes on.
Approximately&nbsp;<a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/endometriosis#:~:text=Key%20facts,%2C%20in%20some%20cases%2C%20surgery.">one in ten women</a> is affected by endometriosis.&nbsp;According to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.yalemedicine.org/conditions/endometriosis">Yale Medicine</a>, it&rsquo;s present in up to 50% of women who are infertile. And between 50% and 80% of women with pelvic pain. But, it&rsquo;s a disease that&rsquo;s rarely discussed - in part because the pain experienced is often dismissed as cramps or period pain.
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Dr. Cindy Mosbrucker is a nationally recognized expert in minimally-invasive excision of endometriosis, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic pain in women. Her clinic is Pacific Endometriosis and Pelvic Surgery in Gig Harbor.
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Related stories:
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<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FCpJZd9c3/">Nancy's Nook </a>- recommended as a free source of endometriosis information by Dr. Mosbrucker</li>
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Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to&nbsp;<a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside&nbsp;is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.&nbsp;

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Approximately one in ten women is affected by endometriosis. But, it’s a disease that’s rarely discussed - in part because the pain experienced is often dismissed as cramps or period pain.

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