Jo White Urges Faster NHS Endometriosis Care After 30-Year Struggle
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 14
Jo White Urges Faster NHS Endometriosis Care After 30-Year Struggle
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 14
Summary
Labour MP Jo White said it took 30 years to get treatment for debilitating periods and blood loss, and urged the NHS to prioritize endometriosis diagnosis and treatment waiting times.
One in 10 women in the UK are affected by endometriosis, yet diagnosis still takes an average of nine years, with symptoms often mistaken for other conditions.
White welcomed revised NICE guidance calling for women with period-related complaints to be referred for scans quickly, though standard ultrasounds and MRIs do not always detect the disease.
£1 million pledged in May through the Women's Health Strategy is aimed at improving menstrual-health education and support, as White said earlier stigma left many women to "just get on with it."