Did you inherit Endometriosis? It’s worth asking your relatives about their experience with menstruation.

My mother died way before Syl was even a twinkle in her father’s eye, but I strongly suspect she had Endo and probably some of her aunties too. But Mum never discussed topics like that with me or my sisters. She never even warned us about periods!

If you’re interested in the subject of heritability of Endometriosis you might want to check out this paper published last year. One of the authors is Prof Grant Montgomery from Brisbane.