Shamita Shetty Calls Out Normalisation of Women’s Pain Amid Endometriosis Struggle

During an episode of Soha Ali Khan’s "All About Her," actress Shamita Shetty opened up about the cultural tendency to treat women's health complaints as routine. She described years of enduring sharp pelvic pain, heavy periods and fatigue without a clear medical explanation.

Shetty explained that each time she visited a clinic, the doctors performed basic examinations that came back clean. The narrative that "women are supposed to endure" became a self‑fulfilling prophecy, causing her to suppress her concerns. It was only after a series of worsening symptoms, including sleepless nights, that she insisted on more comprehensive testing, which finally identified endometriosis.

The star also spoke about her parallel research into perimenopause, a stage marked by hormonal turbulence. The overlapping symptoms made it difficult to discern whether her discomfort stemmed from the hormonal transition or a separate pathology. She urges women to differentiate between typical hormonal changes and persistent, debilitating pain.

Her advocacy stresses that ignoring chronic symptoms can delay diagnosis of serious conditions like endometriosis, a disease that can lead to infertility and chronic pain if left untreated. She encourages women to prioritize their health, seek specialist care early, and break the cultural silence surrounding female pain.