Group campaigns against endometriosis in Lagos

The Endometriosis Support Group of Nigeria (ESGN)has held the 2019 edition of the annual endometriosis awareness campaign in Lagos.

While addressing journalists at his Nordica Fertility Centre office in Lagos, founder of the ESGN, Dr Abayomi Ajayi said that the climax of the march would be a carnival, apart from other activities and stressed that there is a need to keep talking about the endometriosis symptoms.

He explained that increased awareness would help women reduce the risks of infertility and create a safer world where they can live a stigma-free life.

Themed, “End The Silence,” the campaign is targeted at women and girls living with endometriosis to encourage them to speak up so that they can get relevant assistance to manage their condition well and afford them the opportunities of not losing out on their daily activities during menstruation.

Mrs. Tola Ajayi, the coordinator of ESGN, who also spoke at the media parley, said the theme of the year’s endometriosis awareness is very timely because many women, who have once faced the challenges of endometriosis and are now managing it well, always find it difficult to share their experiences for others to learn.

“But with this theme and an improved awareness, it is hoped that women will now begin to speak up so as to encourage all those living with endometriosis not see it as something they cannot manage and also prevent stigmatisation,” she said.