Lena Dunham looked in high spirits as she ... as well as a close up of her tattoo that said 'sick.' Hypermobile Ehlers-Danos syndrome is one type of EDS, caused by defects in a person's collagen.

However Lena Dunham – aka the feminist icon who brought us HBO’s Girls – has now spoken out to address our failure to take sick days when we need it, and the sexist issue this presents.