A woman was diagnosed with an incurable condition while trying for a baby.
Lisa Ledder, 38, suffered a "deep cramp pain" in her tummy after she came off the contraceptive pill so she could get pregnant in her late 20s. She was "gobsmacked" and "confused" when, during a keyhole surgery to check her fallopian tubes for any blockages causing difficulty conceiving, her doctor at Arrowe Park Hospital found endometriosis tissue.
This tissue, similar to the lining of the womb, can grow as far from the uterus as the lungs and brain of the one in 10 women, trans men and non-binary people with endometriosis. One of the most painful conditions you can have, it causes heavy bleeding, obstruction to organs and fertility problems. Lisa, who was going for a promotion at the time, feared the disability would scupper her chances at progression in a career she describes as "her life".
