{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6777b246a1ad7348eb781603/696c6b524788cf9ec66849c3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep 36. The Gender Pain Gap","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6777b246a1ad7348eb781603/1768712974665-52046d46-85eb-4674-9f4f-fb3d7ea23096.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The Shallow Take? Endometriosis is just bad period pain...</p><p><br></p><p>But, really...</p><p><br></p><p>Endometriosis affects around 190 million people worldwide (World Health Organisation). In the UK, 1 in 10 women live with it (that's about 1.5 million people - Endometriosis UK). And yet, the average diagnosis still takes years.</p><p><br></p><p>Why? Because female pain has been ignored, minimised, and normalised for generations.</p><p><br></p><p>This week, we’re unpacking endometriosis: the symptoms, the stigma, the exhausting fight to be believed, and what life with endo actually looks like behind closed doors.</p><p><br></p><p>We’re diving into Phoebe's personal endo story, asking why the medical system still struggles to take women seriously, and what needs to change.</p><p><br></p><p>Is it really that deep? Yeah. It is.</p><p><br></p><p>Shallow Socials!</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/shallowpod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@shallowpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@ShallowPodcast/videos\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube</a></p>","author_name":"Phoebe Whittle & Lucy Bell"}