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Endometriosis

July 2024

  • A woman holds a hot water bottle over her stomach

    Endometriosis needs to be treated by NHS as chronic condition, experts say

    Study finds condition is often not seen as continuum of symptoms and needs to be taken as seriously as diabetes

June 2024

  • Cropped picture of a woman lying on her side clutching a hot water bottle to her stomach

    A year on, Spain’s ‘historic’ menstrual leave law has hardly been used. Why?

    Women in Spain have the right to time off work with period pain, but limits in the legislation and lack of awareness mean few have taken it

May 2024

  • Lucy Pasha-Robinson

    The science on endometriosis is finally breaking through – so why do treatments feel stuck in the past?

    Lucy Pasha-Robinson
    As a patient, it’s frustrating to know a solution may be just around the corner but that you probably won’t be there in time to benefit, says Guardian journalist Lucy Pasha-Robinson

April 2024

  • Closeup image woman sitting in bed clutching her stomach

    GPs in UK urged to routinely ask women and girls about period problems

    Leading charity calls current advice inadequate as 42% of 12- to 18-year-olds say their period pains are severe

March 2024

  • Woman with abdominal pain sitting on a bed

    Women in UK waiting almost nine years for endometriosis diagnosis, study finds

    Survey of more than 4,000 people with condition reveals almost half visited their GP 10 times or more before being diagnosed

February 2024

  • Woman taking pills or medicine

    TGA approves new medication for treatment of endometriosis symptoms

    Australian drug regulator gives company green light for tablet – although it won’t be subsidised by Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

January 2024

  • A woman sits on the side of a bed holding her stomach

    ‘I nearly called an ambulance during my period’: UK women tell of misery of endometriosis

    Three women failed by doctors for many years share their path to diagnosis and treatment
  • Black woman suffering from stomachache, touching her tummy

    Share your experience of endometriosis

    We would like to hear how you have been affected by endometriosis and your experience of being diagnosed and treated
  • Woman with stomach pain resting on bed with her dog

    ‘Gaslit by doctors’: UK women with endometriosis told it is ‘all in their head’

    More than 1.5 million women in the UK are affected by the painful condition - but new study says NHS is failing them

December 2023

  • Diana Nguyen during the process of freezing her eggs

    From hormone injections at a K-pop concert to a ‘spread of endo’, freezing my eggs has been a journey

    Diana Nguyen
  • Olivia De Zilva with her partner Aldin

    The moment I knew
    The moment I knew: I watched him nurse our pet rabbit to health – and I felt at peace

November 2023

  • Kristi Hughes standing with her arms folded outside her home in Liverpool

    ‘Employers should recognise the issues’: menstrual conditions in the workplace

  • A woman lying on a sofa holds a hot-water bottle to her stomach

    Two-thirds of UK women have bad work experiences due to periods, survey finds

October 2023

  • Kate Fisher who has been diagnosed with endometriosis

    Kate has endometriosis – and gastro problems. New research shows she’s not alone

  • Models of a pair of menstrual cups and a tampon at the Vagina Museum

    London’s Vagina Museum to reopen after surpassing fundraising goal

September 2023

  • Shadow minister for Indigenous Australians Jacinta Nampijinpa Price

    Indigenous group condemns Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s ‘denial of history’ – as it happened

    All the day’s news as it unfolded

August 2023

  • Guardian Australia Illustration for Endometriosis Feature

    Full Story
    Are we on the cusp of a breakthrough on endometriosis? – Full Story podcast

  • Guardian Australia Illustration for Endometriosis Feature

    ‘It’s really only the beginning’: are we on the cusp of a breakthrough in endometriosis?

June 2023

  • female patient in hospital

    The last health taboo: why are so many women still suffering with endometriosis?

  • Black woman suffering from stomachache, touching her tummy

    Australian researchers make world-first endometriosis breakthrough

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