Great! My whole faculty are using your video tips from last time I saw you, so I'll be there taking note.

Yeah, I'm not exam marking this year and that would definitely have played a factor. It would be lovely to see you though.

Lovely to meet you briefly!

I am! I'll look out for you.

100% which is why anything we can do to start the conversation is helpful. Masking is such a common part of life for ND women, and its so hard to be taken seriously if you look like you're coping.

Sorry to hear that you're suffering.

But please talk about it!

It currently takes an average of 9 years to be diagnosed, and those years only start when a person seeks help.

Knowing what is "normal" and not can make a huge difference.

KS5: reiterate the above.

Mention endometriosis when teaching about autoimmune diseases, risk factors and comorbidities.

Mention endometriosis when teaching about limitations in animal models.

And when teaching about racial biases in diagnosis and treatment.

KS4: reiterate the above in homeostasis.

Mention endometriosis and PCOS when teaching about infertility.

Mention endometriosis and PCOS when talking about non-communicable diseases:

Endometriosis is a common whole body inflammatory disease.

KS3: the menstrual cycle

Tell your students that the following symptoms aren't normal and that there are treatments a doctor can offer to help:

🎗️Periods lasting >10 days
🎗️ Pain that interferes with daily activity (cyclic or constant)
🎗️ Bleeding through a pad every hour

Yes, but I guess that would depend on the classroom set up.

And my class did so much better than they would normally do with me modelling live from the front.

I could also share the video with my faculty to support staff who havent taught this before with how I chunk the explanation.

Thanks @simonpoliakoff.bsky.social - so useful!

fluorescein solution. Here is a how to:

spark.iop.org/model-eye-de...

You can really see how the rays are focused and how long and short sightedness works. We also have a lens in front here correcting the vision.

Are lasers an integral part of that process?

Always

Potions is chemistry and this is definitely a biology/physics lesson.