Naga Munchetty has revealed she's been diagnosed with a common womb condition which causes her 'constant, nagging pain.'
The presenter told BBC Radio 5 Live listeners that she has adenomyosis - a condition she had never heard of before she was diagnosed eight months ago. Naga said she's had decades of pain and periods which made her sweat and pass out.
Her bleeding was so heavy, she would have to sleep on a towel and set an alarm every three hours to change her tampon. The 48-year-old said of the pain: "Right now as I sit here talking to you: I am in pain.
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"Constant, nagging pain. In my uterus. Around my pelvis. Sometimes it runs down my thighs. And I'll have some level of pain for the entire show and for the rest of the day until I go to sleep."
She added she had 'a lifetime of being told you're just unlucky, it's one of those things.' She says she tried changing her behaviour and 'adapting her plans and her life' to cope with the pain. "And I am just one of many, many women," she added.
Adenomyosis is a common condition, affecting one in every ten women. It occurs when the womb lining grows within the muscular wall of the womb. Symptoms include heavy - and sometimes prolonged - periods, severe cramping or sharp, knifelike pelvic pain, pain during sex and a bloated stomach.
According to the National Institutes of Health, the prevalence of adenomyosis increases by between 30 to 50 percent in those who also suffer from infertility and chronic pelvic pain.
Although the condition isn't life-threatening, the symptoms can be so severe that some women opt to have a hysterectomy - something Naga is not yet considering. In some cases, birth control can be used to help manage the symptoms.
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