It took me 15+ years to get my diagnoses of Endometriosis! During this time, my quality of life dramatically suffered, the chance of having a bigger family was taken away from me and the mental effects it’s had on myself and loved ones, can’t be explained! I’m currently awaiting dates for my second surgery, and even this won’t cure it! More funding and research needs to happen and I’d like to raise money to support Endometriosis UK.

• 1 in 10 women and those assigned female of birth of reproductive age in the UK suffer from endometriosis.
• 10% of women world wide have endometriosis - that’s 176 million worldwide.
• The prevalence of endometriosis in women with infertility can be as high as to 30–50%.
• Endometriosis is the second most common gynaecological condition in the UK.
• Endometriosis affects 1.5 million women and those assigned female at birth, a similar number of those affected by diabetes.
• On average it takes 8 years from onset of symptoms to get a diagnosis.
• Endometriosis costs the UK economy £8.2bn a year in treatment, loss of work and healthcare costs.
• The cause of endometriosis is unknown and there is no definite cure.