Carly Lewis-Oduntan
Writer at Freelance
Features writer 💻 Bylines: @StylistMagazine, @Refinery29UK, @UKWomensHealth, @VICEUK & more. Commission me 📧 [email protected]
Articles
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4 days ago |
glamourmagazine.co.uk | Carly Lewis-Oduntan
The field of gynaecology is a minefield. Historically under-funded and under-researched, it feels as if, even in the present day, there are gaping holes in gynaecological knowledge and education. And while some disorders have garnered awareness that easily attracts public attention, interest and column inches, others remain practically unknown regardless of their prevalence. Adenomyosis is one such condition.
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1 week ago |
refinery29.com | Carly Lewis-Oduntan
As I sat perched at the edge of my bed, the tension that had been gripping the back of my head, neck and left shoulder felt like it was intensifying. Defeated at the thought of having to endure another month of persistent headaches, I reached for my back and ripped off the sticky patch that I was certain was the cause of my discomfort. I had been using a contraceptive patch — which is similar to a square sticking plaster that works in the same way as the combined pill — for roughly 90 days.
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3 weeks ago |
glamourmagazine.co.uk | Carly Lewis-Oduntan
Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women in the UK, yet it remains under researched and underfunded, taking an average of eight years and 10 months to be diagnosed. It’s a chronic illness, characterised by debilitating symptoms which include excessive pelvic pain and menstrual cramps, heavy periods, painful bowel movements, nausea and fatigue.
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3 weeks ago |
msn.com | Carly Lewis-Oduntan
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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3 weeks ago |
metro.co.uk | Carly Lewis-Oduntan
The first time I heard the phrase "mental load" was a eureka moment. For so long I'd struggled with not just the physical demands of motherhood - the ironing, the tidying, the ferrying to and fro - but also the cognitive burden of it all. The incessant deluge of thoughts that circled my head like a conveyor belt had always been difficult to verbalise. It was strangely satisfying to have a descriptor that summarised the weight of what I was experiencing in two simple words.
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#journorequest Looking to speak to Black women who have experience dating another Black person from a different cultural background. E.g. someone of caribbean descent dating someone of african descent etc. Please DM or email me at [email protected] for more info. https://t.co/xzzVF5pY8I
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RT @writtenbycarly: #Journorequest I'm looking to speak to Black women who've been diagnosed with endometriosis for an article I'm writing.…