A mum has spoken about how delays on waiting lists for a condition which leaves her in debilitating pain have had a huge effect on her health and personal life. Anna Cooper from Newbridge in Wrexham was diagnosed with endometriosis when she was 18 years old.
Now at the age of 29, following countless surgeries, stoma bags and a surgical menopause, she is still living with the chronic condition alongside the repercussions of it. Endometriosis is a condition that affect one in 10 women, but there is no cure for it.
It's a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb starts to grow in other parts of the body, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes. While each month these cells in the womb build up, then break down and leave the body as a period, in other parts of the body it has no way of escaping. As a result, it causes chronic and sometimes debilitating pain, which can affect fertility and issues with the bowel and bladder.
