“I felt like I had to make up for the fact that I was broken.”

The tissue that lines the uterus begins growing outside the uterus and in other parts of the body.

Common symptoms of endometriosis are painful periods, painful sex, and infertility.

The pain can sometimes be extreme.

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A common treatment for endometriosis is surgery.

But it often comes back.

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Sometimes the emotional pain can just as hard as the physical pain.

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