Leading charity calls current advice inadequate as 42% of 12- to 18-year-olds say their period pains are severe Women and girls should be routinely asked about their periods during GP appointments to help improve treatment, health campaigners have said. Large numbers of girls get such painful and debilitating periods that they cannot eat or sleep, have to miss school or end up bedbound, according to a new survey by the leading charity Wellbeing of Women. More than 90% of those surveyed said that they had to change their plans due to heavy bleeding ..read more

Survey of more than 4,000 people with condition reveals almost half visited their GP 10 times or more before being diagnosed Women are waiting nearly nine years for an endometriosis diagnosis in the UK, according to research that found health professionals often minimise or dismiss symptoms. The study by the charity Endometriosis UK suggests waiting times for a diagnosis have significantly deteriorated in the past three years, increasing to an average of eight years and 10 months, up 10 months since 2020. In Scotland, the average diagnosis time has increased by four months ..read more

Australian drug regulator gives company green light for tablet – although it won’t be subsidised by Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The first new endometriosis treatment in 13 years – aimed at relieving the debilitating pain many with the condition suffer – has been approved by Australia’s drug regulator. Endometriosis is a chronic condition that occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside it, affecting other organs and leading to inflammati ..read more

Three women failed by doctors for many years share their path to diagnosis and treatment Women with endometriosis in the UK feel “gaslit” by doctors because of a lack of knowledge of the condition, research has found, with many being “fobbed off”. More than 1.5 million women in the UK live with the painful condition. The study, carried out by academics at Manchester Metropolitan University, found that that “a lack of confidence to challenge medical experts meant that participants were likely to accept the medical discourse and avoid seeking help in future ..read more

We would like to hear how you have been affected by endometriosis and your experience of being diagnosed and treated New research by academics at Manchester Metropolitan University have found women with endometriosis are “fobbed off” when seeking NHS treatment for the condition. Women said they felt “gaslit” by doctors when raising their symptoms with them. More than 1.5 million women in the UK are affected by the painful condition with some giving up seeking treatment due to their experiences ..read more

More than 1.5 million women in the UK are affected by the painful condition - but new study says NHS is failing them Women with endometriosis who have endured years of excruciating pain are being “fobbed off” by doctors and told their symptoms are “all in their head”, leading them to give up seeking NHS treatment, new research has found. A study carried out by academics at Manchester Metropolitan University found women with the disease felt “gaslit” by doctors due to their lack of understanding of the condition ..read more

In high school I was obsessed with becoming a mother. Now, at 38, I’m about to scoop my eggs Get our morning and afternoon news emails,free app or daily news podcast My fertility journey has been with me since I held my first little sister in my arms. I am a proud aunty to two little ones, my sunshines, and a godmother to three kids. In my 2002 high school yearbook I wrote that in 10 years’ time I wanted “to be married and having lots of kids. 10 sounds good enough. He he he.” Direct quote. I was obsessed with becoming a mother. After a relationship ended in early 2019, I decided to think se ..read more

Pets are family for Olivia De Zilva. So when her partner Aldin stepped up to care for their sick bunny, she knew he would be there through thick and thin Aldin and I met in 2019 at the Exeter hotel in Adelaide. While we didn’t initially hit it off, a chance meeting at a book club changed that. We shared the same goofball humour, love for Ben Stiller movies and could spend hours talking about the NBA (him: the players; me: who the players were dating). We very quickly realised we were inseparable. After a few dates, I showed him my tattoo, the title of a Jens Lekman song: “Kanske Är Jag Kär I D ..read more

Kristi Hughes, 44, lives in Liverpool and works in the public sector. She describes her experience of endometriosis Workplaces are failing women. Considering endometriosis affects one in 10 women and that is just one menstrual condition – there are many – where is the support, training and acknowledgment in the workplace? I’ve had problematic periods since the age of 12 and they really started to escalate when I came off all contraception in my late 20s. By the time I was in my 30s, I had extreme pelvic pain throughout the month, not only during my period, as well as heavy bleeding to the exte ..read more

Report calls for workplaces to do more after only one in 10 women say their organisation provides menstrual health support More than two-thirds of women in the UK have bad experiences at work because of their periods, a report has found. In a survey of more than 2,000 women by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), 69% said they had a negative experience at work because of their menstruation symptoms ..read more