BBC released a documentary

[u/sophiepie93]

Hi guys, whilst resting up in bed recovering from surgery I was made aware that BBC have brought out an interesting documentary film today! It's called 'Emma Barnett: Fighting Endometriosis'

From what I gather, it's going into the misogyny of women's health care surrounding Endometriosis! I'm going to give it a watch now, but thought I'd let you all know! Sending love to all the warriors 🫶

[u/Unlikely_Exit7047]

Overall thought it was an excellent documentary, which is why I have to say I found it disappointing that adenomyosis wasn’t mentioned at all. I understand that may have been a conscious decision to avoid blurring the lines between two different conditions, but given how often they coexist, it feels to me like a really important omission.

As someone who knows how much overlap there can be between the symptoms of adenomyosis and endometriosis, I can’t help but think about the many women watching who may not have felt represented watching this. So many of these women have also spent years being told their pain is normal, exaggerated, or made believe that it was all in their head. So for me, to have left adenomyosis out of the conversation entirely, felt as though these experiences are acceptable when they are not. I felt this especially with the discussions of hysterectomy as a treatment option when the reality is, for endometriosis, it is a disease characterised by tissue outside of the uterus. For many women, a diagnosis of adenomyosis is in-fact a significant part of that particular decision-making process and of their experience of severe chronic pain.

For a documentary that does such a powerful job of validating the suffering of women in my opinion honestly missed an opportunity to acknowledge such a close condition that also affects so many of the same people. For me and I guess those living with adenomyosis, that omission felt more like another reminder of how awareness still needs to come a long way.