CREATING CONNECTIONS

Kelly Owen, 44, from Norfolk shares her experience of living with endometriosis and how Endometriosis UK’s local support group has helped her through her journey

Kelly Owen spent most of her teens to late 30s being told the excruciating pain she felt during her periods was normal. ‘I started my periods when I was 13 years old, and I just remember being in extreme pain. I went to my GP who insisted it was normal and nothing to worry about, and I was put on the pill straight away.