Media personality Janet Mbugua has opened up how she endured painful and prolonged menses that could force her miss daily duties.
Mbugua said she could miss to attend classes and later office work due to the pain she was going through during her periods, and especially at the start of the cycle.
Mbugua who is currently an advocate for menstrual equality and a certified menstrual hygiene management trainer shared her story on Instagram in a series of posts.
“This was me in 2015. Ten years earlier, in 2005, I had just undergone a laparoscopy for deep ovarian endometriosis, also known as endometriomas or ovarian cysts.
"It causes the formation of cavities within the ovary that fill with blood. It had been years, literally since high school, of painful, prolonged periods that sometimes rendered me unable to go to class or to the office, especially during the first few days of my cycle.
“Finally getting a diagnosis was such a breakthrough and I was put on birth control thereafter and have had to continue using this, except for the times we were trying for a baby,” she posted
She added that up to date she has been using medication to control the extreme pain of the menses.
"Until today, if I don’t take my medication, I’ll struggle during my period," she added.