Essity, the creator of Libresse, Bodyform, Nana, Nuvenia, Nosotras and Saba, has launched #Painstories. The initiative has been created to tackle the gender pain gap one story at a time and offer a new way to express and articulate pain, with a focus on endometriosis, via a newly launched Pain Dictionary. The launch will also see the world’s first Pain Museum created to educate and engage society on the extent to which this pain is overlooked, underfunded and often ignored. It shows how working together we can help close the gender pain gap once and for all.

In order to better support those living with intimate pain, Bodyform has initiated The Pain Dictionary. This ongoing project uses real descriptions of pain from those with endometriosis, from which Bodyform has created pain words and definitions. The dictionary will bring these experiences of pain to life using descriptions and illustrations, to show the variety and intensity of endometrial pain.

For more information and to view The Pain Museum please visit bodyform.co.uk.