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I Am 1 in 10 : Endometriosis Sisters

Speaker 1:
I am 1 in 10.

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1 in 10 who wakes up every day with pain I bear in silence.

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Pain that is taboo.

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Pain that can’t be medicated away.

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No one believed I could be in so much pain from my period.

Speaker 6:
No one told me there was something wrong.

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No one told me I was not alone.

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Pain with your period is not normal.

Speaker 1:
Your period should not hurt.

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It’s not in your head.

Speaker 3:
It’s not in your head.

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I had 3 surgeries.

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I had 4 surgeries.

Speaker 1:
2 surgeries.

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5 surgeries.

Speaker 3:
12 surgeries.

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200 million women worldwide have endometriosis.

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200 million women wait on average 10 years for correct diagnosis.

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Some are never diagnosed.

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For each of the 7 million women in the US who have endometriosis.

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The government spent just $1 on research last year.

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Just $1.

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This disease is not a mystery.

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Because it can be treated.

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It can be treated.

Speaker 1:
Taking my uterus.

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Taking my ovaries is not the answer.

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It’s time for women to come together.

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To step out from the shadows.

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Raise our voices.

Speaker 7:
Raise our voices.

Speaker 3:
Raise our voices.

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For early diagnosis.

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For greater awareness.

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For more research funding.

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For treatment that works.

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Now is the time.

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