GP warns of six telltale signs of endometriosis every woman should know
March is Endometriosis Action Week and the theme this year is: could it be endometriosis?
It’s an important question, because despite the condition affecting one in 10 women and people assigned female at birth, according to Endometriosis UK, it takes an average seven-and-a-half years after first seeing a doctor about symptoms for someone to get a proper diagnosis. Lots of factors play into this – including the fact endometriosis is associated with painful, heavy periods, which people are often taught is just ‘normal’.
“There can be a misconception that periods are meant to be painful, and they are heavy and can have this
