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Nobody Believed My Pain Was Real Until Endometriosis Landed Me in a Coma

As told to Nicole Audrey SpectorMy very first period, which I got at 13, was, to put it very mildly, a real doozy. There was so much nausea, so much fatigue, so much pain. And so much blood. No menstrual pad was thick enough to absorb the flood spilling out of me, and my attempts at inserting a tampon were too excruciating. I wore diapers.Every period that followed the first was just as bad. My periods could last well over 10 days with no relief. It took a heavy toll on me. I had always been a sporty and joyful kid. That girl was gone. I was in bed more than I was in gym class, and when I coul...

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