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Harrogate's newest Endometriosis event is coming this September

Kim, MD and Founder of Positility

Positility will be bringing the event to connect other who struggle with the condition.

Kim Osslen organised the event to offer support, share case studies, and raise awareness following her own personal experience of the disease and fertility difficulties.

She runs the website Positility, which aims to help support others have a more positive fertility journey.

The website www.positility.com is free to use and offers over 100 resources to websites offering emotional support, physical support, condition-specific support, and useful information to help educate and advocate.

Kim also offers corporate training on the topic and is available to speak at related events.

The evening will start with a couple of personal case studies from Endometriosis warriors with different journeys, with the opportunity to ask questions and finish with the chance to chat with other attendees.

Information leaflets and books on and related to the topic will be available to browse, borrow or take from an 'Endometriosis library'.

Donations of period products will also be collected for The Hygiene Bank to help raise awareness and support period poverty.

Tea and coffee will be included in the ticket price of £7.50.

Kim commented on the effects of the illness:

"Endometriosis can be an isolating condition, although it is as common as asthma and diabetes, impacting around 1.5 million assigned female at birth."

There is no known cure for this disease that has been found in every organ in the body.

Pain is caused by cells similar to those found in the womb growing elsewhere and the blood building up and not being able to escape, however, it is not exclusively a gynaecological illness.

It's estimated that diagnoses for illness can take up to 11 years, leaving a lot of people in pain and wary.

The evening will be held at The Friends Meeting house in Harrogate at 7:30 on the 25th of September.

You can buy your tickets here

 

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