For some women with endometriosis, surgery and medication just aren't cutting it to alleviate their pain and other symptoms. One in ten turn to cannabis.
It can be difficult to get pain from endometriosis under control.
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Women with endometriosis pay an average of $1,200 in out-of-pocket health costs a year. When you add lost wages and productivity, the costs add up to $30,000 per sufferer every year.
Up to 20 per cent of women have pain during sexual intercourse and up to 40 per cent have issues with bladder control. Physiotherapy can help.
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