Endometriosis

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Endometriosis affects almost one in ten women. iStock / Pornpak Khunatorn

By: Caroline Paré Follow

Painful and abundant periods, fatigue, pelvic, abdominal or lumbar cramps… Endometriosis is one of the most overlooked and misdiagnosed gynecological diseases, and its repercussions are largely underestimated. However, it can cause infertility and affects almost one in ten women.

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How to recognize the disease? What are the treatments ?

  • Dr Astrid Mephon , Obstetrician Gynecologist at Paris Saint-Joseph Hospital .
  • Dr Ernestine Gwet-Bell , obstetrician-gynecologist and director of the Medical Clinic and the PMA center of the Odyssée clinic in Douala , Cameroon, ex-president of the Inter-African Group for Fertility Research and Application Studies ( GIERAF)
  • Yasmine Candau , president of the Endofrance association, French association for the fight against endometriosis

At the end of the broadcast, we will speak with Marie Tamarelle-Verhaeghe , LREM MEP from EURE and former school doctor, about the report of the Court of Auditors presented last week on the state of school health in France and which denounces very poor performance. 

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