We do not completely understand how endometriosis starts," said Dr. Catherine Allaire, medical director of the centre for pelvic pain and endometriosis at B.C. Dr. Catherine Allaire, medical director of the centre for pelvic pain and endometriosis at B.C. In the past 20 years, only $7 million has been spent on research into endometriosis in Canada, Allaire said. Kim can never leave the home without painkillers and leaves them strategically throughout her apartment in case the crippling pain of endometriosis strikes. Women in endometriosis support groups oftentimes find they are not the only sufferer who has had their claims to pain dismissed.

Source: CBC News February 15, 2021 12:56 UTC