Mortal and Strong - Voice No. 98 - Bridie

In this episode of the Mortal and Strong podcast, we welcome the inspiring Bridie, founder of Women’s Health Impact Network (WHIN) who shares her story of endometriosis. Bridie was diagnosed with Stage 4 Endometriosis at the age of 17, 7 years after her first period and first unusual symptoms. Bridie discusses her initial symptoms; severely heavy bleeding, irregular/long periods, blood clots, to name a few. She shares how she was dismissed by her GP’s for years, even being told by her doctor before a diagnostic laparoscopy that they “weren’t going to find anything”. For this reason, Bridie also voices the importance of self-advocacy and having someone with you to help fight your corner. Bridie also talks about her fertility issues as a result of the endo, and her early journey with IVF - sharing thought provoking insights into the complex emotions that go in to such an endeavour. Dr Liz and Bridie also discuss WHIN, and the important work they do to make real change within women’s health. A huge thank you to Bridie for joining us, and being another brilliant voice in the Scars of Gold campaign! Scars of Gold is a health awareness campaign sharing the voices of 100 women facing their mortality at a young age with life changing or incurable health conditions. Produced by charity @mortalandstrong (No.1209448).#podcast #podcastprevious #interview #mortalandstrong #scarsofgold #kintsugi #endo #endometriosis #fertilityissues #menstrualhealth #ivf  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.