“I’ve waited more than 10 years for an endometriosis diagnosis. Why?”

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Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women, yet it takes an average 7.5 years to diagnose. When will we take women's health seriously?

to be diagnosed after symptoms begin to show – and I’ve been battling to get a diagnosis for over 10 years.My symptoms began in 2007, when the pain from a heavy period became so intense that I couldn’t sit or stand straight. I was in school at the time and wanted to go home, but I was too scared I wouldn’t be able to make it.

I went for the first of many sexual health screenings – I would have five more over the next five years, regardless of whether I’d had a new sexual partner or not. Despite being only 19 at the time I had the good fortune of being given a cervical smear, which was six years early under NHS guidelines .“Knowing what was wrong with my body would have brought me far more relief than anything else.”

I returned to my doctor and insisted that something was really wrong. This led to my first pelvic scan, which was conducted both internally and externally.

 

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