Endometriosis, a painful and often overlooked disease, gets attention in a new film
![Below the Belt is a documentary about endometriosis.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/07/14/btb_art_textless-smaller_wide-af62f4d7cbe9578a4fe984794b304d86b37ad2f2.jpg?s=600)
'Below the Belt' highlights patients' stories and the push for new research dollars for this poorly understood disease. Here are 7 surprising facts from the film.
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