Bindi Irwin Knows Your Pain Is Real
<p">When Bindi Irwin spoke on the BBC about her battle with endometriosis, she voiced what so many women have been waiting to hear: your pain is real. Her raw honesty cuts through decades of dismissal and misinformation. Too often, doctors tell women that debilitating menstrual pain is normal, that it’s “a part of womanhood,” or that they should simply endure it. This gaslighting defines much of women’s health — and Bindi’s words help dismantle this stigma.
For ten years, Bindi lived with intense symptoms of endometriosis, including fatigue, pain, and nausea. Doctors told her it was simply something she must deal with as a woman, but they were wrong. Despite being dismissed, Bindi continued to search for an answer to her pain. After a decade of unanswered questions, countless tests, and medical dismissal, Bindi chose surgery in 2023. At the Seckin Endometriosis Center, Dr. Seckin diagnosed her endometriosis and performed excision surgery.
A Journey to Validation and Healing
For Bindi, those words ended years of gaslighting. Today, she is “genuinely healing,” “slowly gaining her strength back,” and “beginning to recognize herself again.”
Endometriosis affects more than 1 in 10 women worldwide, yet women wait an average of 7–10 years for diagnosis. Behind these numbers lie real lives are interrupted by pain, infertility, and stigma.
Bindi’s story reignited the global conversation. Her message reaches far beyond herself: “I’m sharing my story for anyone who is quietly dealing with pain and no answers. Let this be your validation that your pain is real and you deserve help.”
Bindi's courage does not end with her own healing. She continues to support awareness efforts and stands with us to fight misinformation and stigma in endometriosis care. Together, we work toward a future where women are heard the first time they say they are in pain.
More Than a Personal Story -- The Truth About Endometriosis
Bindi’s BBC speech represents more than a personal story. It calls doctors to listen, challenges the public to understand, and reassures women that their pain is real. Her voice also exposes another truth: endometriosis patients are not only dismissed but often misinformed and mismanaged.
For decades, doctors prescribed the wrong treatments, like repeated hormones or painkillers that masked symptoms without treating the disease. Surgeons performed incomplete procedures that burned or ablated lesions instead of excising them, which left women with recurrence, worsening disease, and scar tissue. Many women suffered irreversible harm through unnecessary hysterectomies, loss of fertility, or complications from inadequate care. Drug companies added to this confusion by marketing hormones as “cures,” while minimizing the importance of skilled excision surgery.
Bindi’s story shines a light on this painful reality. Women with endometriosis deserve truth, evidence-based treatment, and expert surgery — not dismissal, myths, or quick fixes. Her voice breaks through decades of neglect and reminds the world that your pain is real.
A Growing Community That Validates Pain
Joined by many publicly well-known faces, Bindi now educates others and creates awareness for timely diagnosis and early intervention. Many lives will change for the better.
From Amy Schumer to Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, Padma Lakshmi, Halsey, Alexa Chung, Julianne Hough, Corinne Foxx, Olivia Culpo, Molly Qerim, Elsie Hewitt, Mara Wilson, Lexie Stevenson, and Folake, these public figures have stepped forward to share their endometriosis journeys. Their courage, now joined by Bindi Irwin’s, amplifies the call for better education, earlier recognition, and meaningful change in women’s health.
A Friendship in Advocacy
Bindi’s search for answers grew into a friendship built on advocacy. Her courage doesn’t end with her own healing — she continues to support awareness efforts and stands with us to fight misinformation and stigma in endometriosis care. Together, we work toward a future where women are heard the first time they say they are in pain.
Thank you, Bindi!
Dr. Tamer Seckin is the co-founder of the Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound). To learn more, or to find out how to get involved or to make a donation, visit EndoFound.org.
