Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 28 June 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Services for the Treatment of Endometriosis: Endometriosis Association of Ireland
Ms Ilanna Darcy:
I was told myself that the cure was to get pregnant. I had a laparoscopy; I had surgery when I was going through fertility myself, and I was definitely told that before it grows back, this was my opportunity. I was one of the lucky ones. IVF did not work for me but I eventually managed to conceive my miracle child. When she was born, I was told I was better off having my second child, if I wanted a second child, immediately, before the disease comes back. Pregnancy can suppress it. Obviously it is not the cure at all but it can suppress it and that kind of a narrative can exist out there.
No comments