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  1. Sep 12, 2024 · Indian-American writer and model Padma Lakshmi has shared her personal struggle with endometriosis, a painful condition that affects millions of women worldwide. Speaking at the Simmons Leadership Conference in Boston, US, the best-selling author revealed that she first experienced symptoms at the age of 13, but wasn’t properly diagnosed until she was 36.

  2. Sep 10, 2024 · Incidentally, it took 23 years — and bouts of excruciating pain before Padma Lakshmi was diagnosed. She has set up the Endometriosis Foundation of America along with a specialist. There is no cure.

  3. Sep 13, 2024 · Padma Lakshmi has recently revealed that she was diagnosed with endometriosis. In this article, we have mentioned about the symptoms, causes and treatment of the condition. Monday, September 23, 2024

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  4. Jul 14, 2020 · Padma Lakshmi reflects on the anger she felt after her late endometriosis diagnosis in the cover story of the September issue of Women’s Health. Looking back on her diagnosis at 36, the Top Chef ...

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  5. Dec 3, 2020 · As a young girl, Padma Lakshmi suffered from undiagnosed endometriosis so severe, she tells PEOPLE, “I had to stay home several days a month from school. I missed a week of my life for 23 years.”

  6. Jul 16, 2020 · Padma Lakshmi Explains How Her Endometriosis Symptoms Went Undiagnosed for Years ... “I got my period when I was 13 and didn’t get diagnosed until I was 36. That’s 23 years, 12 months a year ...

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  8. Apr 11, 2024 · Lakshmi was was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2006, after experiencing symptoms for 23 years, and she’s been advocating for people with the condition ever since. She also founded the Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound), which advocates for patients, raises awareness, and funds research.