It wasn’t long after Jen had her first period, that her mum, who had had a hysterectomy due to her endometriosis, took her to the doctors knowing something wasn’t right. But Jen was told she was ‘one of the unlucky ones’ who experienced heavy periods and prescribed the pill. It took another 22 years for Jen to finally get a diagnosis, and by then the impact on her organs were devastating.

In her early 30s Dawn was diagnosed with two uterine fibroids. At the time, her GP didn’t believe the fibroids were any cause for concern and asked Dawn to manage the pain with painkillers and hot water bottles. It wasn’t until six years later, with access to private health insurance that Dawn finally got the help she needed - and 16 fibroids removed from her uterus.