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.
Speaker 3:
Pain that is taboo.
Speaker 4:
Pain that can’t be medicated away.
Speaker 5:
No one believed I could be in so much pain from my period.
Speaker 6:
No one told me there was something wrong.
Speaker 2:
No one told me I was not alone.
Speaker 4:
Pain with your period is not normal.
Speaker 1:
Your period should not hurt.
Speaker 7:
It’s not in your head.
Speaker 3:
It’s not in your head.
Speaker 7:
I had 3 surgeries.
Speaker 2:
I had 4 surgeries.
Speaker 1:
2 surgeries.
Speaker 6:
5 surgeries.
Speaker 3:
12 surgeries.
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200 million women worldwide have endometriosis.
Speaker 4:
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.
Speaker 4:
It can be treated.
Speaker 1:
Taking my uterus.
Speaker 2:
Taking my ovaries is not the answer.
Speaker 6:
It’s time for women to come together.
Speaker 4:
To step out from the shadows.
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Raise our voices.
Speaker 7:
Raise our voices.
Speaker 3:
Raise our voices.
Speaker 6:
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.
Speaker 6:
Now is the time.
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