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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Ella Pickover

Health chiefs target faster endometriosis diagnoses for women

It is hoped that updated guidelines will help speed up the time it takes to diagnose endometriosis (Anna Gowthorpe/PA) - (PA Archive)

Health leaders have issued new guidelines for NHS workers in a bid to speed up the diagnosis process for women with endometriosis.

Estimates suggest many women wait for up to a decade after the onset of symptoms before they receive a formal diagnosis.

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