For 23 years, Mae Whitman, of NBC’s Good Girls, suffered from severe, unexplained pain. It started when she was a kid, challenging her on set, and as she got older it got worse, creeping in and absolutely leveling her, leaving her vomiting and curled on the bathroom floor.Last year, Whitman was diagnosed with , a disorder in which tissue similar to what lines the uterus grows outside of the uterus.
There is no cure for endometriosis—which and can be difficult to diagnose—but Whitman recently underwent laparoscopic surgery, which has helped reduce the severity of her symptoms.
She also manages the with a holistic health plan.Here, the 31-year-old opens up to Glamour about the ways endometriosis has impacted her career.Glamour: How would you.