12-year struggle with endometriosis diagnosis, average UK wait time of nearly 9 years revealed.
BBC reporter Heledd Roberts revealed her 12-year struggle with endometriosis diagnosis, highlighting the average wait time for UK women is nearly nine years. A study of 4,371 women by Endometriosis UK found that almost half visited their GP 10 or more times with symptoms before diagnosis. The charity called for a 2030 target of an average diagnosis time of one year or less by governments and NHS.
March 24, 2024
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