Suffering from endometriosis, the singer Lorie Péster is fighting today for the legalization of egg freezing in France.
“The first signs of the disease were the pains (…) excruciating, really. I had to stay in bed with painkillers and a hot water bottle on my stomach”. Lorie Pester suffers from endometriosis, like 10 to 15% of women. Sunday March 24, she confides in the show seven to eight on his fight against the disease. An excerpt from the show was broadcast on social networks.
At 36, @LoriePester has endometriosis. A misdiagnosed disease that affects 10% of women and can prevent them from getting pregnant. His fight today: to legalize egg freezing in France.
Sunday from 6:15 p.m. on @TF1#seventoeight pic.twitter.com/HHx0YSzYZs— Seven to Eight (@7a8) March 22, 2019
Endometriosis is caused by abnormal migration of cells from the endometrium, the inner lining of the uterus, out of the uterus. Besides during menstruation, affected women may experience pain during intercourse or on the toilet.
A lengthy diagnosis
The 36-year-old singer long thought her symptoms were just “classic” period pain: “I had the impression that my stomach was being twisted with knives in it (…) I told myself that it was normal”. endometriosis In France, it takes an average of seven years for the disease to be diagnosed.
Legalize egg freezing
Today Lorie Pester is undergoing treatment to prevent the progression of the disease. She decided to freeze her eggs in Spain, to be able to have an up-to-date child, because in 25 to 50% of cases, endometriosis leads to infertility. The legalization of this practice in France is one of the fights of the singer. In March, she was received at the Elysée to meet the Minister of Health Agnès Buzyn and the health and solidarity advisor Marie Fontanel. On Instagram, Lorie explains that she “discussed the work in progress at the ministry for a better consideration of endometriosis as well as the prospects for the revision of the bioethics law during which the possibility of preserving one’s oocytes will be debated”.
In December 2018, the actress Laetitia Milot also confided about the disease in a television program. series figure More beautiful life told about her difficulties in getting pregnant. After years of fighting, she gave birth to a baby girl in May 2018.
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