Great Britain: Vagina Museum reopens with endometriosis exhibition

The world's first museum of its kind was forced to close when it was asked to vacate its premises in Victoria Park Square, Bethnal Green, East London, in February

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The vagina museum reopens with an exhibition on endometriosis.

The first museum of its kind in the world was forced to close when it was asked to vacate its premises in Victoria Park Square, Bethnal Green, east London, in February.

Having found a new home in nearby Poyzer Street, the Vagina Museum is reopening.

This spring, the museum launched a fundraising appeal for the new premises.

With that action, in three weeks, he received 85.000 pounds, almost 98.000 euros, from more than 2.500 individuals.

The exhibition entitled Endometriosis: Into the unknown aims to educate people about the basics of endometriosis, as well as inform them about the latest research.

The museum says it will dispel myths, but also listen to women who live with this condition, where cells similar to the lining of the uterus are found in other parts of the body.

It causes debilitating pain, especially during menstruation, and can affect a woman's chances of becoming pregnant.

There is currently no single treatment, but ways to relieve symptoms may include strong painkillers, hormonal birth control pills, and surgery to remove the problem of an oversized uterus.

According to the charity endometriosis UK, around one and a half million women in the UK are currently living with this condition.

Florence Schecter, director of the Vagina Museum, said: “We are absolutely delighted to be opening our doors to the world again. We love the grand opening! The new home of the Vagina Museum is bigger and better than ever before."

"Raising awareness of endometriosis has been a common request from our community since the Vagina Museum project began and we're delighted to be teaming up with the Oxford research group to make this a reality," she added.

The exhibition was created in cooperation with the Oxford endo care center (Oxford Endo Care), part of the Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health and the Velko Center for Human Genetics.


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