This week, Culpo updated her followers with some big news about her condition.

“Yesterday I had surgery for my endometriosis,” she wrote in anInstagram poston Thursday.

Culpo went on to share how much endometriosis has affected her life.

Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo attends the 2019 Miss Universe Pageant at Tyler Perry Studios on December 08, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia

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But getting to the point of needing surgery has been an exhausting process, she shared in herpost.

“Painful periods are not normal.”

She also shared some encouraging words for her fellow “endo warriors.”

“It’s hard when chronic pain is not validated and you don’t get an answer or understanding.

I will continue to spread more awareness around endometriosis so that your symptoms can be validated.

You are not alone and you are so strong.”