Inside the Box
A podcast for women and professionals alike, hosted by mums and Women's Health Physiotherapists, Kat, Tash, and Caitlin. Established and driven by our desires to share our passion for educating and empowering women to better understand their bodies, in particular - what's inside their 'box'. Amongst ourselves, real-life patients and leading industry experts, we’ll unpack a variety of topics including pelvic floor dysfunction, pregnancy, exercise, birth, postpartum, sexual pain, endometriosis, leakage, prolapse and beyond.
Inside the Box
Choosing to have a hysterectomy in your 30’s: Hiral’s story of living with endometriosis
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Season 2
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Episode 9
In this patient story we are joined by Hiral, a 39 year old Social Worker who shares her story of living with endometriosis. Hiral openly discusses the challenging fertility journey she went on that ended with a hysterectomy, which ultimately changed her mental and physical health for the better.
In this episode we cover:
- Navigating a new healthcare system after migrating to Australia at 23 years old
- Hiral’s symptoms that lead to a diagnosis of endometriosis
- Treatment options she tried in attempt to overcome her symptoms
- Hiral’s trying fertility journey and the mental and physical toll that this long journey took on her and her partner
- The decision to have a hysterectomy
- Life after a hysterectomy
