Endometriosis is a profoundly debilitating condition, far exceeding the experience of mere "bad periods." Its symptoms – including heavy bleeding, agonising abdominal pain, and chronic fatigue – can flare at any point, not exclusively during menstruation, often crippling an individual's work, education, and family life.
Affecting one in 10 women, with potentially life-long consequences, endometriosis occurs when cells similar to those found in the womb lining appear elsewhere in the body, causing pain, bleeding, scarring, and inflammation. With no known cause and no known cure, it does not discriminate, impacting an estimated 1.5 million people across the UK, according to Endometriosis UK.
