Almost 5,000 Women With Endometriosis Were Told They Were 'Making A Fuss About Nothing'

The only reliable way to diagnose endometriosis is by laparoscopy. (Credit: BORIS HORVAT/AFP)

To recognise Endometriosis Month, celebrated in March every year, women have been calling on health officials to turn their attentions to researching female health.

The UK spends more than £8 billion a year in treatment costs for endometriosis, a condition that affects one in 10 women between the ages of 12 and 51 years old.