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===Public figures=== Several public figures have spoken about their experience with endometriosis, including: {{div col |colwidth=20em}} * [[RuthAnne]]<ref>{{cite web |vauthors=Gallagher K |date=31 March 2021 |title=Irish songwriter Ruth Anne opens up on her debilitating fight with endometriosis |url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-songwriter-ruthanne-opens-up-23831453 |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=Irish Mirror |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411192710/https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-songwriter-ruthanne-opens-up-23831453 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Emma Barnett]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/22/endometriosis-women-pain-diagnosis-report-mps|title=Endometriosis showed me we need better ways to talk about women's pain | Emma Barnett|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=22 October 2020}}</ref> * [[Emma Bunton]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.her.ie/entertainment/nearly-broke-spice-girls-emma-bunton-describes-struggling-conceive-endometriosis-491098 |title='Nearly broke me' Spice Girls' Emma Bunton describes struggling to conceive with endometriosis |work=[[Her.ie]] |date=11 May 2020 |access-date=28 May 2021 | vauthors = Hayden J }}</ref> * [[Alexa Chung]]<ref>{{cite web |date=18 July 2019 |title=Alexa Chung Reveals Her Battle With Endometriosis—And Taps Into an Empowering Online Community |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/alexa-chung-endometriosis-battle-instagram-community |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=Vogue |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411192807/https://www.vogue.com/article/alexa-chung-endometriosis-battle-instagram-community |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Danielle Collins]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2211449/champions-corner-collins-unleashes-the-best-tennis-of-her-career-after-life-changing-surgery|title=Champions Corner: Collins unleashes the best tennis of her career after life-changing surgery|website=Women's Tennis Association|access-date=3 March 2022|archive-date=2 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202222551/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2211449/champions-corner-collins-unleashes-the-best-tennis-of-her-career-after-life-changing-surgery|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Olivia Culpo]]<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Watch: Olivia Culpo Shares Emotional Details of Her Endometriosis Journey |url=https://lifestyle.si.com/wellness/olivia-culpo-shares-endometriosis-journey |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref> * [[Lena Dunham]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Lena Dunham Gives Health Update Following Battle with Endometriosis |website=People |url=https://people.com/celebrity/lena-dunham-gives-health-update-following-battle-with-endometriosis/ |access-date=11 April 2023 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411191944/https://people.com/celebrity/lena-dunham-gives-health-update-following-battle-with-endometriosis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Abby Finkenauer]]<ref>{{cite web|date=5 March 2020 |title=Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer Opens Up About Her Struggle With Endometriosis |website=Glamour |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/abby-finkenauer-endometriosis-caucus|access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref> * [[Bethenny Frankel]]<ref>{{cite web |title=EXCLUSIVE: Bethenny Frankel in Tears Over Recent Health Scare: 'I Really Tried to Hold It All Together' |website=Entertainment Tonight |url=https://www.etonline.com/news/191621_bethenny_frankel_tears_over_recent_health_scare_i_really_tried_to_hold_it_all_together |access-date=11 April 2023 |date=22 June 2016 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411191944/https://www.etonline.com/news/191621_bethenny_frankel_tears_over_recent_health_scare_i_really_tried_to_hold_it_all_together |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Whoopi Goldberg]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.endofound.org/blossom-ball-2009-whoopi-goldberg/ |title=Blossom Ball 2009 – Whoopi Goldberg |publisher=[[Endometriosis Foundation of America]] |date=27 November 2007 |access-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> * [[Mel Greig]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Radio presenter Mel Greig's shocking photo shows reality of living with endometriosis |url=https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/radio-presenter-mel-greigs-shocking-photo-shows-reality-of-living-with-endometriosis/news-story/4638a8c8899928d4ebb8dfd82ef820a7 |work=[[News.com.au]] |date=28 March 2018 |access-date=21 January 2021 |archive-date=13 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113210524/https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/radio-presenter-mel-greigs-shocking-photo-shows-reality-of-living-with-endometriosis/news-story/4638a8c8899928d4ebb8dfd82ef820a7 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7647866/halsey-surgery-endometriosis/ |title=Halsey undergoes surgery to treat endometriosis |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=7 January 2017 |access-date=27 November 2018 | vauthors = Iasimone A }}</ref> * [[Emma Hayes]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Emma Hayes: Chelsea manager has emergency hysterectomy because of endometriosis |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63246126 |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=28 December 2022 |date=13 October 2022 |archive-date=28 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228162245/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63246126 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Julianne Hough]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.today.com/health/julianne-hough-endometriosis-i-just-thought-it-was-normal-t116059 |title=Julianne Hough opens up about endometriosis: 'I just thought it was normal' |work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |date=9 September 2017 |access-date=21 January 2021 |vauthors=Murray R |archive-date=13 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113210750/https://www.today.com/health/julianne-hough-endometriosis-i-just-thought-it-was-normal-t116059 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=23 April 2018 |title=Julianne Hough Won't Let Endometriosis Stop Her From Having a Family With Brooks Laich: "We've Discussed Options" |url=https://www.endofound.org/julianne-hough-wont-let-endometriosis-stop-her-from-having-a-family-with-brooks-laich-weve-discussed |access-date=31 December 2023 |website=Endometriosis : Causes - Symptoms - Diagnosis - and Treatment |language=en |archive-date=31 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231012944/https://www.endofound.org/julianne-hough-wont-let-endometriosis-stop-her-from-having-a-family-with-brooks-laich-weve-discussed |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |vauthors=Olya G |date=24 March 2017 |title=Julianne Hough Opens Up About Her Struggle with Endometriosis |url=https://people.com/health/julianne-hough-endometriosis/ |access-date=31 December 2023 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=31 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231012944/https://people.com/health/julianne-hough-endometriosis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Bridget Hustwaite]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/pain-of-endometriosis-sucks-but-so-does-just-getting-a-diagnosis/10119888/ |title=Endometriosis: The pain sucks, but so does just getting a diagnosis |work=[[Hack (radio program)|Hack]] on [[Triple J]] |date=14 August 2018 |access-date=21 January 2021 |vauthors=Hustwaite B |author-link=Bridget Hustwaite |archive-date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818073027/https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/pain-of-endometriosis-sucks-but-so-does-just-getting-a-diagnosis/10119888/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Bindi Irwin]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-08/bindi-irwin-reveals-struggle-with-endometriosis/102066858 |title=On International Women's Day, Bindi Irwin reveals 10-year struggle with endometriosis |vauthors=Dye J |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation News |date=8 March 2023 |access-date=10 March 2023 |archive-date=9 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309213705/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-08/bindi-irwin-reveals-struggle-with-endometriosis/102066858 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Jaime King]]<ref>{{cite web |date=24 April 2022 |title=Why Jaime King Decided It Was Time to Talk About Her Years-Long Fertility Struggle |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1327944/why-jaime-king-decided-it-was-time-to-talk-about-her-years-long-fertility-struggle |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=E! Online}}</ref> * [[Padma Lakshmi]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfixp0jUjKg |title=Padma Lakshmi shares her struggle with endometriosis |work=[[Redbook]] |via=[[YouTube]] |date=17 October 2011 |access-date=9 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102201459/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfixp0jUjKg |archive-date=2 November 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Cyndi Lauper]]<ref>{{cite news |vauthors=Hajdu D |date=30 November 2012 |title='80s Pop |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/books/review/cyndi-lauper-a-memoir.html |access-date=11 April 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=29 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629020918/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/books/review/cyndi-lauper-a-memoir.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Jillian Michaels]]<ref>{{cite web |title=No Kidding: Jillian Michaels is Not "Doing That" to Her Body |url=https://www.bitchmedia.org/post/no-kidding-jillian-michaels-is-not-doing-that-to-her-body |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=Bitch Media |date=7 February 2011 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411191944/https://www.bitchmedia.org/post/no-kidding-jillian-michaels-is-not-doing-that-to-her-body |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Monica (singer)|Monica]]<ref>{{cite web |date=9 June 2021 |title=Monica's Second Surgery For Her Endometriosis Was 'Very Hard' And She 'Ended Up Having Multiple Blood Transfusions' |url=https://madamenoire.com/1230703/monica-endometriosis-2/ |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=MadameNoire |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411191944/https://madamenoire.com/1230703/monica-endometriosis-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Marilyn Monroe]]<ref>{{cite web |vauthors=Wilson-Beevers H |date=28 September 2022 |title=Marilyn Monroe's battle with endometriosis is often ignored – but it's a vital part of her story |website=Cosmopolitan |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/a41419168/marilyn-monroe-endometriosis/ |access-date=11 April 2023 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411195217/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/a41419168/marilyn-monroe-endometriosis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Tia Mowry]]<ref>{{cite web |vauthors=Henderson W |date=14 June 2017 |title=Tia Mowry Releases a Cookbook for Women With Endometrosis |url=https://endometriosisnews.com/2017/06/14/tia-mowry-introduces-cookbook-for-women-with-endometriosis/ |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=Endometriosis News |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411191944/https://endometriosisnews.com/2017/06/14/tia-mowry-introduces-cookbook-for-women-with-endometriosis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Sinéad O'Connor]]<ref>{{cite web |vauthors=Devereux N |url=https://vipmagazine.ie/sinead-oconnor-tells-of-illness-hell/ |title=Sinead O'Connor tells of illness hell: "I'm in a bad way" |date=19 August 2015 |access-date=5 August 2023 |archive-date=5 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805193756/https://vipmagazine.ie/sinead-oconnor-tells-of-illness-hell/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Dolly Parton]]<ref>{{cite web| vauthors = Vargas A |title=12 celebrities who have opened up about having endometriosis |url=https://www.insider.com/celebrities-with-endometriosis-2019-3 |access-date=6 August 2021|website=Insider}}</ref> * [[Florence Pugh]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Shultz|first1=Cara Lynn|title=Florence Pugh Says It Was a 'Mind-Boggling Realization' to Learn She Had to Freeze Her Eggs at 27|url=https://people.com/florence-pugh-froze-eggs-27-pcos-endometriosis-she-md-podcast-8746962|website=People|date=19 November 2024|access-date=19 November 2024|archive-date=19 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241119154617/https://people.com/florence-pugh-froze-eggs-27-pcos-endometriosis-she-md-podcast-8746962|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Daisy Ridley]]<ref>{{cite web |vauthors=Scott E |url=http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/entertainment/news/a43962/daisy-ridley-opened-up-about-her-struggle-with-endomitriosis/ |title=Daisy Ridley opened up about her struggle with endometriosis |work=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]] |date=12 June 2016 |access-date=29 June 2021 |archive-date=8 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808102649/http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/entertainment/news/a43962/daisy-ridley-opened-up-about-her-struggle-with-endomitriosis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Emma Roberts]]<ref>{{cite web | publisher = Condé Nast |url=https://www.self.com/story/emma-roberts-endometriosis-pregnancy/ |title=Emma Roberts shares how her undiagnosed endometriosis affected her pregnancy journey |work=[[Self (magazine)|Self]] |date=11 November 2020 |access-date=15 July 2021}}</ref> * [[Susan Sarandon]]<ref>{{cite web |title=EFA2011: Susan Sarandon speaks up about endometriosis |work=Endometriosis.org |url=https://endometriosis.org/news/congress-highlights/susan-sarandon-speaks-up-about-endometriosis/ |access-date=11 April 2023 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411191946/https://endometriosis.org/news/congress-highlights/susan-sarandon-speaks-up-about-endometriosis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Amy Schumer]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Amy Schumer 'feeling good' after endometriosis surgery and liposuction |url=https://independenttribune.com/entertainment/amy-schumer-feeling-good-after-endometriosis-surgery-and-liposuction/video_b81d1935-b96d-5726-999a-83464d9cb89b.html |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=The Independent Tribune |date=20 January 2022 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411192345/https://independenttribune.com/entertainment/amy-schumer-feeling-good-after-endometriosis-surgery-and-liposuction/video_b81d1935-b96d-5726-999a-83464d9cb89b.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Kirsten Storms]]<ref>{{cite web|date=25 December 2012|title='General Hospital': Kirsten Storms opens up about return – The TV Guy – Orlando Sentinel|url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2012/08/general-hospital-kirsten-storms-opens-up-about-return.html|access-date=18 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225185503/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2012/08/general-hospital-kirsten-storms-opens-up-about-return.html|archive-date=25 December 2012}}</ref> * [[Gabrielle Union]]<ref>{{cite web | vauthors = Haller S |title=Gabrielle Union says she probably can't get pregnant because of adenomyosis. What exactly is that? |website=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/allthemoms/2018/08/15/gabrielle-union-explains-infertility-type-endometriosis-called-adenomyosis/999052002/ |access-date=11 April 2023}}</ref> * [[Lacey Schwimmer]]<ref>{{cite web |vauthors=((Staff Writer)) |title=Another victim of the 'Dancing With The Stars' curse |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2008/10/30/another-victim-dancing-with-stars/24005782007/ |access-date=31 December 2023 |website=The Columbus Dispatch |language=en-US |archive-date=19 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119032448/https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2008/10/30/another-victim-dancing-with-stars/24005782007/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |vauthors=Richenthal M |date=30 October 2008 |title=Lacey Schwimmer is Also Sick |url=https://www.tvfanatic.com/2008/10/lacey-schwimmer-is-also-sick/ |access-date=31 December 2023 |website=TV Fanatic |language=en |archive-date=31 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231012944/https://www.tvfanatic.com/2008/10/lacey-schwimmer-is-also-sick/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=23 March 2017 |title=Lena Dunham, Julianne Hough and More Who've Opened Up About Endometriosis Battles: "You Don't Have to Ignore Pain" |website=E! Online |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/838260/lena-dunham-julianne-hough-and-more-who-ve-opened-up-about-endometriosis-battles-you-don-t-have-to-ignore-pain |access-date=31 December 2023 |archive-date=31 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231012944/https://www.eonline.com/news/838260/lena-dunham-julianne-hough-and-more-who-ve-opened-up-about-endometriosis-battles-you-don-t-have-to-ignore-pain |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Chrissy Teigen]]<ref>{{cite web |vauthors=Mazziotta J |url=https://people.com/health/chrissy-teigen-endometriosis-surgery-better-than-pain/ |title=Chrissy Teigen says endometriosis surgery was 'a toughie' but better than 'the pain of endo' |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=5 February 2021 |access-date=15 July 2021 |archive-date=15 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715053905/https://people.com/health/chrissy-teigen-endometriosis-surgery-better-than-pain/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Emma Watkins]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/yellow-wiggle-emma-watkins-opens-up-about-the-agony-of-endometriosis-ng-b881137647z |title=Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins opens up about the agony of endometriosis |work=[[PerthNow]] |date=16 March 2019 |access-date=21 January 2021 |archive-date=6 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206010025/https://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/yellow-wiggle-emma-watkins-opens-up-about-the-agony-of-endometriosis-ng-b881137647z |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Mae Whitman]]<ref>{{cite web |date=21 May 2020 |title=Mae Whitman: 'Endometriosis Is Like Being Shot With a Cannonball in the Stomach' |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/mae-whitman-on-navigating-a-hollywood-career-while-battling-endometriosis |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=Glamour |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411192952/https://www.glamour.com/story/mae-whitman-on-navigating-a-hollywood-career-while-battling-endometriosis |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Jessica Williams (actress)|Jessica Williams]]<ref>{{cite web |date=12 April 2022 |title=Jessica Williams on the 'Debilitating' Symptom That Led to Her Endometriosis Diagnosis |url=https://www.self.com/story/jessica-williams-endometriosis |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=Self |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411192859/https://www.self.com/story/jessica-williams-endometriosis |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Leah Williamson]]<ref>{{cite web |vauthors=Dervish-O'Kane R |title=Leah Williamson, captain of the Lionesses, is our January cover star |url=https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/health/a42306525/leah-williamson-january-2023/ |website=Women's Health |publisher=Hearst UK |access-date=28 December 2022 |date=27 December 2022 |archive-date=28 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228000326/https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/health/a42306525/leah-williamson-january-2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref> {{div col end}}
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