“Research helps women protect themselves from endometriosis. And by those who don’t believe it “
Endometriosis is a disease that affects about 10% (190 million) of women and girls of reproductive age worldwide, over three million in Italy alone. It is a highly painful and disabling chronic disease, both from a physical and psychological point of view, for many women who suffer from it.
Many, perhaps, will have come across this pathology through the testimonies (including musical) of the singer and frontman of the Maneskin, Damiano. In fact, his girlfriend, Giorgia Soleri, suffers from vulvodynia, a form of endometry. “My story is the story of many people, and we are tired of being considered invisible“Giorgia had told in some stories on Instagram. She underwent surgery last summer which, we hope with her, has definitively solved the problem.
However, scientific research is very underfunded, with dedicated resources two hundred times less than for other chronic diseases. Endometriosis has never been thought about enough.
He writes it in a note there Italian Endometriosis Foundation presenting the campaign for the donation of 5×1000 “Research helps women protect themselves from endometriosis. And by those who do not believe it”.
“For fifteen years we have been engaged every day in the fight against endometriosis and we are reaching great goals. Many strides have been made thanks to our Translational Research Laboratory, but now is the time to step up efforts to finally arrive at a solution and a cure for this nasty disease that affects millions of women and is often diagnosed with too many delays.”, States the Professor Pietro Giulio Signorile, president of the Italian Endometriosis Foundation (FIE).