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Stories· 1/28/2026 · 4 min read

Kadiatou: "I waited 18 years for someone to believe me"

At 36, Kadiatou shares how she went through nearly two decades of pain before finally being heard.

Testimonials

What our sisters say.

African women share their experience with endometriosis.

« For ten years I was told the pain was just part of being a woman. The day I heard the word "endometriosis", I could finally name what I was living. Sister Endo Africa gave me a mirror: I wasn't crazy, I wasn't alone. »

AminataSenegal

« The listening circles changed something in me. Hearing other sisters tell their story was like hearing mine in stereo. You come out stronger. »

NadègeCameroon

« For ten years I was told the pain was just part of being a woman. The day I heard the word "endometriosis", I could finally name what I was living. Sister Endo Africa gave me a mirror: I wasn't crazy, I wasn't alone. »

AminataSenegal

« The listening circles changed something in me. Hearing other sisters tell their story was like hearing mine in stereo. You come out stronger. »

NadègeCameroon

« I waited twenty-two years for a diagnosis. Today I volunteer so that my daughter won't have to. »

FatouIvory Coast

« What I love about Sister Endo Africa is that they don't talk about patients. They talk about sisters. That changes everything. »

ClarisseBenin

« I waited twenty-two years for a diagnosis. Today I volunteer so that my daughter won't have to. »

FatouIvory Coast

« What I love about Sister Endo Africa is that they don't talk about patients. They talk about sisters. That changes everything. »

ClarisseBenin

« Far from home, I thought the fight for endometriosis in Africa no longer concerned me. This collective reminded me that my aunts, my cousins, my mother also deserved to be heard. »

AwaFrance (diaspora)

« I dared to talk to my husband thanks to the resources on the site. Today, he is the first to come with me to appointments. »

MireilleTogo

« Far from home, I thought the fight for endometriosis in Africa no longer concerned me. This collective reminded me that my aunts, my cousins, my mother also deserved to be heard. »

AwaFrance (diaspora)

« I dared to talk to my husband thanks to the resources on the site. Today, he is the first to come with me to appointments. »

MireilleTogo

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