‘I’ve had six barbaric operations for endometriosis – there needs to be a better way to diagnose it’
- Posted on March 29, 2026
- By The Independent
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‘I’ve had six barbaric operations for endometriosis – there needs to be a better way to diagnose it’

Despite endometriosis affecting about one in 10 women in the UK, it takes an average of eight years to get a diagnosis