'Ongoing battle': Robert Irwin stresses importance of women's health conversations as he shares an update on Bindi's health
Over the years, Bindi Irwin has been vocal about her health journey in an effort to drive the conversation around women's health, specifically when it comes to endometriosis – a debiliating condition Bindi (among one in seven Aussie women) faces.
Her little brother, Robert Irwin, has been an ongoing support for her throughout it all.
"She's doing good," Robert said of his sister in a new interview with E! News at a media event for Dancing With The Stars US.
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Robert Irwin shared an update on Bindi Irwin's health in a recent interview. Getty Images for Endometriosis F
"It's an ongoing battle, and endometriosis is one of these things where it's not a quick fix and it is something that I really think needs to be in the forefront of discussions."
His comments come three weeks after Bindi shared a post to Instagram revealing she can "finally say that [she's] feeling better" after "13 years of fighting for answers" to her health concerns and an eventual endometriosis diagnosis.
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Bindi said she can 'finally say that I'm feeling better' in an emotional post-surgery update on Instagram. Instagram @bindisueirwin
Her Instagram update came after the wildlife conservationist and CEO of Australia Zoo underwent emergency surgery in the US.
"51 endometriosis lesions, a chocolate cyst, and my appendix were all removed across two surgeries," Bindi revealed of the surgery.
"My hernia from giving birth that was unzipping - was taken care of. I can FINALLY say that I'm feeling better. Genuinely healing.
"I can function in everyday life without wanting to throw up or pass out from the pain. Slowly, slowly gaining my strength back. I cannot express the gravity of my emotions as I am beginning to recognise myself again."
She continued to express that her experience has made her acutely aware it is vital for women's health to be taken more seriously.
"I felt utterly ashamed as a teenager and young adult being told that my pain was just part of being a woman. I felt lesser. I felt hurt. I felt weak. That is not ok," she wrote.
"Young girls and women shouldn't feel alone with pain in the driver's seat of their lives.
"We need to take away the stigma of talking about women's health. It's time to have open discussions and make change on a global scale."
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Robert echoed his sister's sentiment stressing the importance of conversations around women's health. Instagram
Speaking to E! News, Irwin echoed his sister's sentiment.
"Women's health throughout history, and even now, is just under-discussed, under-researched and we really need advocates to stand up and to get the word out there, men and women."
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