'Probably just hormones': Women's illnesses going undiagnosed
A 2020 British parliamentary report found that women with endometriosis waited an average of eight years for a diagnosis, despite more than half seeing the doctor over 10 times with symptoms.
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A 2019 analysis of studies in the US showed it is even more difficult for women of colour to get diagnosed with endometriosis. (Shutterstock image)
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Helen McLaughlin says she was suffering so much that she would burn herself with a hot bottle "just because that was a nicer pain than the one that I was