Endometriosis

13 hrs ago

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Women urge menopause awareness to ease loneliness

A young woman who says she is experiencing symptoms says "no-one my age is talking about menopause".

13 hrs ago

6 days ago

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Calls to improve endometriosis awareness in the workplace

June says better workplace understanding of the impact of endometriosis might have helped her daughter.

6 days ago

7 days ago

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'Some think endometriosis is just a bad period, but it's so much worse'

Women with endometriosis are suffering financially as well as physically, a new report by MPs warns.

7 days ago

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My contraceptive coil saved my life after it revealed I had cancer

Caroline Bailey was diagnosed after suffering with "a stabbing pain in the middle of my abdomen".

7 days ago

13 Oct 2026

'I woke from surgery to find it hadn't been done'

Kelly O'Shea says she's "lost faith" in women's health after paying £20k for treatment she needed.

13 Oct 2026

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I've woken from endometriosis operations to find the surgery hasn't been done

Kelly O'Shea says she has "lost faith" in women's health after paying £20k for treatment she needed.

13 Oct 2026

11 Oct 2026

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Carys lived with endometriosis pain for decades, then everything changed

Carys Thurlby says "intense pain had become my normal" but surgery changed her life.

11 Oct 2026

30 Sept 2026

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Endometriosis trial gives hope to millions of women in pain like me

A £2.3m study will look at whether a personalised pain management plan can improve the quality of life of women who have the debilitating condition.

30 Sept 2026

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Hope for new endometriosis trial in Aberdeen

Charlotte McCann is taking part in a new pain management programme for endometriosis as part of a UK-wide study, led by the University of Aberdeen and NHS Grampian.

30 Sept 2026