Yahoo News MAFS UK's Lacey shares health update after fainting on set
Married at First Sight UK star Lacey Martin has shared an update on her health after fainting on the show's set.
The star recently revealed that she suffered a collapse while filming the series, and explained in a new interview that she suffers from endometriosis – a condition where cells like those in the lining of the womb grow in other parts of the body.
"I had moments on set when I had my period and was really suffering with my endometriosis - sometimes that makes it hard to film," she told OK!.
"I felt so bloated and heavy and weak. At one point, I actually fainted on set - but the crew and production and medics were amazing, they came running."
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Lacey revealed that it took her four years to get a diagnosis, and really wants "to raise awareness of this condition" as she "had to really fight the doctors".
"I kept saying I just didn’t feel right," she continued. "You have to listen to your body and if something doesn’t feel right, it’s not right! I’d also suggest getting a second or third opinion when you see a GP if you’re not satisfied, because I wasn’t."
The star went on to explain that the condition affected a previous relationship and she also lost jobs because of it.
"I would have pain during or after sex, severe period pain, pelvic pain, severe blood loss - I’ve lost jobs in the past due to sickness and hospital visits," she said. "Employers weren’t understanding at all.
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"[Doctors] kept offering me the implant, or different ways to help with my flow, but it wasn’t working with my body," Lacey added.
"I felt depressed, because it had an impact on my life, on my relationship at the time - he was like, ‘Why do you keep bleeding, what’s going on?’ I felt lost in my own body, like nobody was listening to me."
She continued: "It’s not curable, but I have to listen to my body when I feel it’s getting bad again. All the operations do is hold off the symptoms.
"After my first operation, I felt amazing for a couple of years - like ‘me’ again. Then I could feel the old symptoms creeping back. And I ended up having a second in 2021. So I may need another, soon."
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Lacey admitted it is a debilitating condition, and called on workplaces to have a greater understanding of "hidden conditions like this".
"Women need much more support. I remember showing one workplace photos of my womb, and that wasn’t good enough and they fired me."
She also explained that endometriosis makes "it difficult to get pregnant", and that as she wants kids she may have to opt for IVF, with her "incredible" twin sister volunteering to carry a baby for her.
Married at First Sight UK airs on E4 in the UK. Married at First Sight Australia airs on Nine Network in Australia and E4 in the UK.
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