WHAM - Women Health & More https://wham.com.mt/author/martina-haber/ By informing and empowering women, discussing, and promoting women’s lived experiences, celebrating women’s achievements, and sharing our concerns and interests, we hope that we can empower women to lead better, healthier, and happier lives Thu, 05 Jun 2025 08:25:30 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://wham.com.mt/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-Site-Icon-32x32.png WHAM - Women Health & More https://wham.com.mt/author/martina-haber/ 32 32 Outsmarting Endometriosis in Malta: Unveiling the Silent Disease https://wham.com.mt/outsmarting-endometriosis-in-malta-unveiling-the-silent-disease/ Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:22:24 +0000 https://wham.com.mt/?p=10622 For many women, period pain is a monthly reality. But for some, that pain, or other unexplained symptoms, might be a sign of a common, yet often misunderstood, condition called Endometriosis. What is Endometriosis? Endometriosis is an inflammatory gynaecological condition in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus is found outside the uterus. The disease is very common, affecting around 10-11% of women worldwide; that is, 1 in 10 females of childbearing age is affected by the disease. Applying this statistic in Malta, this would equate to around 27,500 females. Signs and Symptoms: What to Look Out For Endometriosis isn’t just “bad period

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