Two tests GPs can soon offer to help spot endometriosis
Experts hope they will be a game-changer and cut the nine-year or longer diagnosis waits patients can currently face.
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Notable Quotes
"I started to doubt myself, wondering if it was all in my head. No one should have to wait years to be believed."
— Ami Robertson , Activist
"It gave me the empowerment to go back to our GP and push for a referral. That test opened doors for us to get Simran the help she needed."
— Sharan Uppal , Activist
"Availability of these new tests needs to go hand-in-hand with education of GPs and practice nurses to ensure prompt access to those that need them, and an end to pain and symptoms not being recognised."
— Emma Cox , Activist
Key People
Ami Robertson is a 23-year-old Pilates instructor from Glasgow who endured a long wait for her endometriosis diagnosis.
Chief executive of Endometriosis UK.
Sharan Uppal is a 46-year-old mother from Huddersfield who struggled for years to get her daughter's endometriosis diagnosed.
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Experts hope they will be a game-changer and cut the nine-year or longer diagnosis waits patients can currently face.
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