Janet Mbugua hits back at claim linking contraceptive use to endometriosis
By Steve Ireri, September 2, 2026Media personality Janet Mbugua has hit back at claims that women develop endometriosis as a result of using contraceptives too much, dismissing the argument as misleading and urging women to challenge misinformation surrounding the condition.
Speaking in a TikTok video on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, Mbugua criticised the person behind the claim, noting that the individual had no known medical qualifications to support the information being shared.
“Someone is going around claiming that women get endometriosis for using contraceptives too much. And that person, they have no medical degree,” Mbugua said.
Mbugua said one of the challenges surrounding women’s health was that many people had not been adequately taught to care about women’s mental and physical wellbeing.
She accused some people of attempting to undermine established scientific knowledge instead of supporting research and medical efforts aimed at finding answers for women living with health conditions such as endometriosis.
“One thing is that not a lot of people have been taught to care about women’s mental health. They will instead gaslight and betray the science that is actually seeking to give us answers,” she said.
Mbugua did not mince her words as she urged people to push back against what she described as misinformation, telling her audience to call out those spreading such claims.
“Now once you clock that type of foolery, curse them out. They deserve it,” she said.
She further explained that contraceptives have an established role in the management of some symptoms associated with endometriosis, particularly among women experiencing severe pain and heavy bleeding.
Mbugua noted that contraceptives are often among the first treatment options doctors use when managing some of the symptoms associated with the condition.
“One thing is that contraceptives are usually the first line of what doctors use to manage heavy pain and heavy bleeding when it comes to endometriosis,” she said.
Her remarks come amid wider conversations about the difficulties women face in obtaining timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment for endometriosis, a condition that can take years to identify because its symptoms may be mistaken for other health problems.
Mbugua said the focus should instead be placed on improving the speed at which women are diagnosed, noting that many continue to spend years trying to understand what is causing their symptoms.
“Now what we need is faster diagnosis because women wait years before they figure out what is wrong with them,” she said.
She also called for more research focusing specifically on African women, arguing that much of the available medical information has been drawn from studies conducted elsewhere without adequately considering the circumstances and biological differences of African populations.
“Number two, research that centres African bodies. Because a lot of what we are given is information borrowed from many other studies without our situation in mind,” Mbugua said.
According to Mbugua, improving the quality of research available to African women would help ensure that medical information and treatment approaches are informed by evidence that reflects their experiences.
She further identified better access to healthcare services and information as another priority in addressing the challenges surrounding endometriosis.
“And number three is better access to services and information,” she said.