‘Everything shut down’: Life interrupted
Disruption was a significant theme in the women’s interviews
as educational qualifications, work histories and
social relationships were interrupted because of difficulties
in maintaining the activities taken for granted by their
peers. Many of the women interviewed had their first
experience of symptomatic endometriosis while they
were undertaking tertiary education. Pain and fatigue
impacted upon on their study and consequent grades.
Some left courses as they were unable to manage study.