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Powerful documentary tackling endometriosis to be screened in Letterkenny 3 weeks ago

Powerful documentary tackling endometriosis to be screened in Letterkenny

An award-winning documentary on women’s hidden struggles with endometriosis will be screened in Letterkenny this April.

‘Below the Belt’, executive produced by Hillary Rodham Clinton, sheds light on the often-ignored …
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782 women waiting over a year to attend Letterkenny gynaecology clinics 5 years ago

782 women waiting over a year to attend Letterkenny gynaecology clinics

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It has been revealed that 782 women have been waiting over 12 months for gynaecology appointments at Letterkenny University Hospital.

191 of those women have been waiting 18 months or …
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The painful reality of endometriosis 5 years ago

The painful reality of endometriosis

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March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. If you know 10 women, you know endometriosis.

Endometriosis is a disease caused by tissue developing outside the uterus. The two main symptoms are pain and …
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‘If we only ever whisper about women’s health issues, it adds to the stigma’ 5 years ago

‘If we only ever whisper about women’s health issues, it adds to the stigma’

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Letterkenny physiotherapist Lorraine Boyce is leading the way with her passion for women’s health.

Lorraine is the founder of the only dedicated private Women’s Health Physiotherapy Clinic in Donegal. Through …
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Julie’s invisible pain that brings her to her knees 7 years ago

Julie’s invisible pain that brings her to her knees

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March 2017 is Worldwide Endometriosis month, presenting a cause for millions of women to speak out and raise awareness of the condition. Endometriosis affects an estimated 1 in 10 women …
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Endo… what? – You need to know this about Endometriosis 7 years ago

Endo… what? – You need to know this about Endometriosis

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March 2017 is Worldwide Endometriosis month, presenting a cause for millions of women to speak out and raise awareness of the condition. Kathleen King has been living with Endometriosis for 28 years, ever …
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