64: Elizabeth Amoaa is a Voice for the Voiceless

Female Voices: Life and Loss · Nov 3, 2021 · 52m

Elizabeth remembers having symptoms at a very early age that were dismissed by medical professionals. Her symptoms just continued to get worse as she got older, abdominal pain, heavy and painful periods, migraines, fatigue and chronic pain. She was diagnosed with infertility and later became pregnant on her own. While pregnant she continued to bleed which meant multiple hospital visits. She went into preterm labor and delivered her daughter who spent time in the NICU. Elizabeth's symptoms continued to get worse and she eventually was diagnosed with fibroids, severe endometriosis, and Uterus…