Obstetrics & gynaecology

Endometriosis is more than just 'painful periods'

Even though endometriosis affects an estimated 10% of reproductive-age women in the United States and can cause increasing, debilitating pain each menstrual cycle, as well as infertility, it is often misdiagnosed and misunderstood.

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The global push for paid menstrual leave

Many women have painful periods, but only a handful of countries, most of them in Asia, allow them to take time off work to recover.

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Paid menstrual leave: a rare right

Many women have painful periods, but only a handful of countries, most of them in Asia, allow them to take time off work to recover.

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