Aimee Brown is the first known person in Ireland to be given a ministerial license for legal cannabis to treat the chronic pain she endures as a result of endometriosis. But her battle to get to this point is the most maddening and incredible story. Endometriosis is a whole-body disease but is often characterised in relation to the menstrual cycle. Typical symptoms include painful periods, painful sex, urination and bowel movements but can encompass a wide range of symptoms from chronic fatigue to nausea. 30 year-old Aimee was first hospitalised with symptoms at the age of eight, three years before she started her period. Medical gaslighting underscores her struggle to get treatment for the condition, which affects one in ten women and people assigned female at birth. In this episode, host Róisín Ingle is also joined by medical scientist and advocate Kathleen King, who explains the condition and the unnecessary suffering of women due to lack of awareness surrounding it. With any subscription you'll get unlimited access to the very best in unique quality journalism from The Irish Times. Subscribe today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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