While many of us have heard of endometriosis, few people know much about this disease that impacts roughly ten per cent of all women. Endometriosis can be a stubborn, frustrating and painful chronic condition with a wide variety of symptoms. It can have severe impacts on health and wellbeing. But taboos and a lack of general awareness about the condition, can lead to delayed diagnosis for sufferers and ineffective treatments. This three part series explains what endometriosis is, how it is diagnosed, and how to live with the disease. Series produced by Marianne Murat.
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While many of us have heard of endometriosis, few people know much about this disease that impacts roughly ten per cent of all women. Endometriosis can be a stubborn, frustrating and painful chronic condition with a wide variety of symptoms. It can have severe impacts on health and wellbeing. But taboos and a lack of general awareness about the condition, can lead to delayed diagnosis for sufferers and ineffective treatments. This three part series explains what endometriosis is, how it is diagnosed, and how to live with the disease. Series produced by Marianne Murat.
The long and difficult path to diagnose endometriosis
About Endometriosis
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3 years ago
The long and difficult path to diagnose endometriosis
Despite impacting over 190 million women worldwide, endometriosis is poorly understood and under-diagnosed. It takes an average of 7.5 years for someone to get a diagnosis. In this second episode, we explain why endometriosis is so hard to diagnose. Even the experts don’t know what causes it.
About Endometriosis
While many of us have heard of endometriosis, few people know much about this disease that impacts roughly ten per cent of all women. Endometriosis can be a stubborn, frustrating and painful chronic condition with a wide variety of symptoms. It can have severe impacts on health and wellbeing. But taboos and a lack of general awareness about the condition, can lead to delayed diagnosis for sufferers and ineffective treatments. This three part series explains what endometriosis is, how it is diagnosed, and how to live with the disease. Series produced by Marianne Murat.
