Blood Test Could Cut Endometriosis Diagnosis Delays of 9 Years, Replacing Invasive Surgery
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Updated · BBC.com · Jul 11
Blood Test Could Cut Endometriosis Diagnosis Delays of 9 Years, Replacing Invasive Surgery
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jul 11
Summary
New research suggests endometriosis could be diagnosed with a blood test, offering a potential alternative to surgery and a faster route to care for women who now often wait years.
Nine years is still the typical time to diagnosis, according to patients in the report, because the established diagnostic route has relied on costly, invasive surgery and symptoms are often dismissed.
Women described the toll of those delays: one patient said 6 years of daily pain ended in a Stage 4 diagnosis and a £21,000 egg-freezing bill, while others linked late detection to fertility loss and repeated hospital visits.
The findings add to a broader UK push for quicker diagnosis after NICE moved earlier Friday to assess Endotest and Endosure under a 3-year evaluation program.