‘Outdated pseudoscience’: women still being told having a baby will cure endometriosis, Australian study finds

Those diagnosed with chronic disease are still advised that pregnancy will relieve symptoms despite lack of evidence to support the claim

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Despite being in her 20s, newly graduated from a law degree, and at a point in her life when it was “definitely not the right time to have a child,” that’s exactly the advice the gynaecologist treating Suzie Wnukowska-Mtonga for endometriosis gave her.

“My mum was at the appointment with me, and when the gynaecologist told me getting pregnant would help treat my symptoms, Mum said, ‘If you have a child I’d be happy to look after them,’”Wnukowska-Mtonga said. “But the timing wasn’t right, my now ex-boyfriend was living overseas, and I wanted to start my career.”

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