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“Do you mind if I work from the sofa in the office today?”, I asked my boss. We did have a seating area adjacent to our desks and we all worked from laptops so logistically, it was completely doable but staff rarely sat in those seats, even during our lunch break.

My boss, confused and concerned said I could but, “Is there any reason? Are you alright?”

The thing is, I wasn’t alright. I have been suffering with endometriosis, a condition which causes chronic pain, inflammation and heavy periods since I was 11 years old. This day, the thought of sitting upright while my uterus was screaming at me and my thighs were burning with pain was just unbearable.

I couldn’t take more time off though.

Throughout high school and my career since, this has been my reality and I am far from alone. In fact, according to Endometriosis UK, 1 in 10 women in the UK suffers with this disease.

Following my most recent surgery, I was told that I also have adenomyosis. Another painful gynaecological condition that affects around 1 in 10 women in the UK.

The thing is, there’s no real........

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