Well, αν έκανες τον κόπο να το κοιτάξεις λίγο θα έβλεπες ότι ισχύει η ενδομητρίωση καθότι είναι και ιδρυτικό μέλος ιδρύματος γι αυτό το σκόπο. At age 36, Lakshmi was diagnosed with a chronic disease called endometriosis,[27] which she has suffered from since early adolescence. The disease causes intense pain, cramping, nausea, headache, fatigue, and excessive blood flow. “I was told by my mother that this was just our lot in life, because I’m sure that’s what she was told by her mother,” she says. “So I expected the pain, saw my mother go through it in fact, month in and month out.”[28] Lakshmi had a couple of ovarian cysts removed when she was 30, yet her doctor didn’t inform her that she had a chronic condition that needed to be monitored. In 2005, she was rushed to the hospital because of severe abdominal cramps. “It turned out that some endometrial tissue had wrapped itself around my small intestine like a tourniquet,” she recalls. “The gastroenterological surgeon who called this tissue ‘scar tissue said that he snipped it off and that I should be fine. Again, I was far from fine, and all of the symptoms I had came raging back with my next period.”"Not only does endometriosis affect a woman’s fertility and physical health, but it’s devastating emotionally," says Lakshmi. “Nobody wants to talk about this stuff,” she says. “It’s an incredibly private subject for most women, and even more so for a teenage girl. If I had been diagnosed at 16, or 26 or even 32, I would have gained valuable time. I would have been able to be more present for my family and friends… [had] a greater capacity to advance professionally, and I would have also had a greater capacity for intimacy.”