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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Ellie Muir

Woman diagnosed with cervical cancer after thinking it was endometriosis

Courtesy of Sarah Carey

A woman who suspected she had endometriosis found out that she had cervical cancer after experiencing symptoms for six months.

Sarah Carey, 40, was experiencing stomach cramps and heavy bleeding after sexual intercourse and guessed she had endometriosis – a long-term condition where tissue similar to the womb’s lining grows in other places, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes, causing pelvic pain and severe pain during and after sex.

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