Doctors told me getting pregnant would solve all my problems

I couldn’t believe how he could tell a young adult to just get pregnant – it rendered me speechless (Picture: Darcie Baker)

‘Just get pregnant.’

I was sitting alone in my gynecologist’s office when a male consultant told me this, moments after diagnosing me with endometriosis at only 25 years old.

Initially, I was scared – up until that point, I felt like no one was listening to me or supporting me, since I didn’t know what was happening to my body.

But hearing that turned my fear into anger.

I couldn’t believe how he could tell a young adult to just get pregnant – it rendered me speechless.

Endometriosis is a chronic condition where cells similar to those in ...