article_snippet: I was exhausted and borderline suicidal.'
article_snippet: her said her was given information that made her 'fear epidurals, pain medications and any other “unnecessary” interventions"', although her noted that there was no 'shame associated' if the interventions were needed for medical reasons. '
article_snippet: The contractions felt like an extreme version of the menstrual cramps I’d experienced with endometriosis,' her recalled. '
article_snippet: It also felt similar to chronic illness in that I felt like I had no control over what was happening - a familiar, yet difficult, experience for her.'
article_snippet: I felt disgusting and embarrassed and sick; nothing was comfortable or bearable.
article_snippet: But both conditions are temporary and can be treated with professional help.