ANDndometriosis: a very painful disease for womenof which little is known yet but which, unfortunately, it is very widespread. Only in Italy do they suffer from it three million women.
And so, on the occasion of the month of awareness of this pathologythe Municipality of Monza enthusiastically welcomed the proposal of the Worldwide Endomarch Team Italy Let’s shed some light on endometriosis to support a dissemination action. Which will color the most famous monument in Monza: Saturday 26 Marchin fact, the splendid Royal Villa Sara illuminated in yellow.
The royal villa of Monza. (Instagram)
A gesture “to raise awareness of this pathology, so widespread”
«Illuminating the facade of the eighteenth-century Reggia di Monza is a gesture that you intend raise public awareness unfortunately still little known about this pathology “, he explained Giuseppe Distefanogeneral manager of the Villa Reale and Parco di Monza consortium.
The Municipality of Monza adhered “with conviction to this awareness campaign, as well as information”, explained the Mayor instead Dario Allevi. For the occasion “we color our most prestigious monument yellow, to let the whole community know one so widespread diseasewhich affects the female world.
People with this condition often have a very painful period. (Photo Olycom)
An appeal, therefore, «to the families, to the girls, to the young women of our city so that pay more attention to their health and find time for screening activities “.
The data of endometriosis in Italy
According to the Ministry of Health, it is estimated that in Italy are suffering from endometriosis on 10-15% of women of reproductive age. The pathology affects about the 30-50% of infertile women or who have difficulty conceiving.
There are at least women with full-blown diagnoses 3 millionof which 160 thousand in Lombardy. The peak occurs between the ages of 25 and 35but the pathology can also appear in lower age groups.
The diagnosis often comes after a long and expensive journey, most often lived with serious psychological repercussions for women. Not only that: it is also considered one of the possible causes of infertility: the 40% of women who suffer from it has problems in having children.
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