ENDO WARRIOR
Molly-Mae Hague reveals her endometriosis surgery scar for the first time as she models gymwear
MOLLY-MAE Hague has continued to candidly document her battle with endometriosis by revealing her surgery scar on her YouTube channel.
The former Love Island star, 22, has given support and hope to many battling the women's health condition with her no-frills analysis of her experience of excruciating pain akin "to labour" and being "unable to stand up" due to her suffering.
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Recently, Filter tan founder Molly-Mae told how she underwent surgery which left her "all over the place" in September.
In her latest YouTube video, the influencer modelled some of her latest Gymshark fitness clothing before revealing the pencil head-sized red mark.
While revealing a chic black sports bra and leggings coord, she told viewers: "My stomach is still not fully back to normal following my endometriosis operation."
She then pulled the waistband of her leggings down and continued: "I don't know whether you can see but I've got my ... you can't really see from there, maybe I'll zoom in ... that's just like one of the little scars from where they went into my stomach.
"They obviously went in in my belly button as well and lower down, but I don't really think you want to see that."
After pointing out the small blemish on the left side of her tummy, at naval height, she added: "Not that I have to justify why my stomach isn't extra toned today but yes, that is why."
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Endometriosis is a condition where the tissue that lines the womb grows outside the womb, such as in the ovaries and fallopian tubes.
It acts in the same way as the tissue in the womb, building and shedding blood throughout the cycle.
Endometriosis can make periods agonising, heavier or irregular.
It takes an average of seven years for a woman with endometriosis to get a diagnosis.
SECRET SURGERY
Previously, BeautyWorks ambassador Molly said she had underwent major surgery for her endometriosis and had not anticipated how "hard" it would be or that the recovery would be such a bumpy road.
Speaking on her YouTube channel, she said: "I've definitely been all over the place these last couple of weeks. I didn't tell anybody, but I had my endometriosis surgery.
"This is just a lot because last video I started saying I had this surgery and now I'm saying I've had a different surgery.
"But the operation was way way harder to go through than I thought and my recovery time was quite a bit longer than I had planned and I was just a bit of a mess after that surgery."
She added with a smile: "A lot of the things I've been talking about recently is like my health is not great - but my endometriosis video is the last now. I am done, hopefully I never have to see my doctor's surgery or the hospital that I go to for a long time."
It's been a rough road for Molly's health this year who also had surgery to remove a lump on her left breast and finger in the same week.
ENDO BATTLE
Molly first revealed her battle with endometriosis in July and described how the pain was so bad it felt like "labour" and told how she "can't stand up" when her periods are at their worst.
She explained in July: "I have had every poke, prod, scan, ultrasound, internal, external - you name it, the dignity is gone.
"It's never to be seen again. And do you know what, that's fine I'm not that person that finds things like that embarrassing."
BRUTAL BACKLASH
During a question and answer session while applying her make-up, one fan quizzed: "When is your operation for your endometriosis? Sending you all the love."
Molly-Mae was candid in her reply as she said: "Thank you very much. I know it's not a topic that everyone wants to hear about or understands because it's not a topic that everyone is affected by.
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"I actually got a lot of backlash in one of my last videos when I spoke about it, I got so much backlash.
"The amount of tweets and DMs I got from girls saying I am not educating people properly ..." before she told how some had suggested the former Love Island star was attempting to make the condition cool and on trend.
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What is endometriosis?
WHAT IS ENDOMETRIOSIS?
Endometriosis is a chronic condition which occurs when tissue from the lining of the womb is found outside of the womb - in areas of the body including the ovaries, Fallopian tubes, the abdomen and the bladder.
So what causes the condition that so many women suffers from?
The exact cause of the condition isn't known, but it's thought it could be hereditary or due to environmental factors - namely the presence of dioxins in the environment.
Meanwhile, other experts believe it could be caused by a process called retrograde menstruation, which is when the womb lining flows backwards through the Fallopian tubes into the abdomen, instead of leaving the body as a period.
Endometriosis can sometimes cause damage to the Fallopian tubes or ovaries, leading to fertility problems.
Other complications can include painful ovarian cysts and adhesions - areas of tissue which can fuse organs together.
Molly-Mae Hague reveals secret endometriosis surgery saying op was 'hard to go through' and she was 'a mess' afterwards
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