Marguerite brings cocktail of outcomes and change
Endometriosis Awareness North is always happy to hear and share perspectives from other parts of Britain.
Which is why we were delighted to meet Dr Marguerite O’Riordan, an Academic Clinical Fellow and Public Health Registrar based in Southampton.
She also serves as the Southeast Resident Doctor Representative for the Medical Women’s Federation, where she is a strong advocate for females in medicine.
Our founder Dr Anita Sharma met with Marguerite at the annual conference of the British International Doctors Association (BIDA).
Dr Sharma said: "Her work focuses on reducing health inequalities and addressing the women’s health gap through research, awareness and advocacy. And her commitment to improving outcomes for women and driving meaningful change across the healthcare system is truly inspiring."
Discover BIDA by visiting https://bida-online.com/
Making a stand for women
Our founder put three utterly inspirational speakers before an event for overseas doctors, to remind them that endo warriors are, "young people in the prime of their life, suffering every month."
Dr Anita Sharma presented BMJ editor Professor Kamran Abbassi, Prof Scarlett McNally CBE, and the President of the Royal Society of Medicine, Mr Diwakar Sarma, to the national conference of the British International Doctors Association (BIDA).
The latter outlined how early recognition, better decisions, and particularly integrated care impacted on the success of surgery.
Professor McNally from the Women's Federation made a plucky case for unleashing the talent of women doctors, reminding us that a staggering 91% of women in the NHS had experienced sexism in the workplace.
Meanwhile Prof Abbassi bemoaned male-centred research, saying: "the lack of data means that we are excluding certain populations and this amplifies the existing bias."
Dr Sharma began proceedings with an introduction to our charity and joked: "you are not leaving the building until you have joined us!"
One of our core aims is to raise awareness of endometriosis amongst the medical profession.
Contact us if you feel you can help.
Fertile message of hope on podcast
Women with endometriosis CAN still bear children naturally.
That was the take-away message from our latest Endo-Unfiltered podcast, now available at https://fromsmash.com/7Og~64CFog-bt?e=YW5pdGEuc2hhcm1hQG5ocy5uZXQ%3D
Questions on the success or otherwise of fertility treatment, risk of miscarriage, and whether endo symptoms actually reduce when you are pregnant, feature.
Joining our founder Dr Anita Sharma at the mike was endo warrior, all-round inspiration, and mum Lucy Bowker. While hopeful mother to be and long serving ambassador Courtney Ormrod, relayed her moving story and hopes - despite the physical and mental pain of endo.
We were boosted this time by Dr Karolina Palinska-Rudzka, Consultant Gynaecologist and accredited Sub-specialist in Reproductive Medicine.
You really could not get a better expert on the subject
What a premier find!
Look what we discovered in the archives - our founder Dr Anita Sharma in the company of a soon-to-be Prime Minister!
Premier Andy Burnham visited many health events in his role as elected Greater Manchester Mayor - including a showcase event for our charity in Oldham.
While the fight for health equality and a better recognition of endometriosis is deeply political, we work with politicians of all persuasions to push the issue forwards.
We will shortly have some major news on the Westminster front, which we will share with you.
Meanwhile, if you are a mover or shaker in the world of politics, why not email us at endometriosisawarenessnorth@gmail.com
We need diagnosis times to go down and society to take endometriosis more seriously - and YOU can help us.
Find out what we're really about, on film
Click onto our brand new movie, detailing what Endometriosis Awareness North is all about Endometriosis Awareness North - YouTube
Featuring our treasured case study Courtney, it also gives medics a platform to call for quicker diagnosis of endometriosis.
With thanks to filmmakers Andrea Bertozzi and Pete Gibson Media.
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You can do your bit to research a cure to endo and support the one-in-ten women with the condition by going to our DONATE page.