endometriosis

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10th December 2018 | By nq_admin

‘I would break down and cry every time I had to see the gynaecologist’

Sharon Weeks was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2009 after giving birth to her second son Charlie.  

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30th November 2018 | By nq_admin

Living with endometriosis – Laura’s fight to becoming a mum

Laura was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2009 at the age of 24, after 16 years of undiagnosed suffering. Aged eight Laura had started her period,...

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28th November 2018 | By nq_admin

Volunteer for Endometriosis UK sets up Dorset Support Group set to begin in the New Year

Endometriosis sufferer Gemma Diaper has set up a new support group in Dorset which will begin in the New Year.   The support group will offer...

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19th November 2018 | By nq_admin

Primary school teacher helps to raise funds for Endometriosis UK with 2019 calendar

Katie Awdas, 32, has stepped out of her comfort zone and joined 11 other women in making a calendar for Endometriosis UK, with 100% of...

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19th November 2018 | By nq_admin

Living with endometriosis – Charlotte’s story of nine years of misdiagnosed symptoms

Charlotte was diagnosed with endometriosis in July 2017 at the age of 25, after nine years of mistreated symptoms. At the age of 16 Charlotte...

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17th November 2018 | By nq_admin

Student with stage four endometriosis rushed to hospital after horrific flare up

Twenty-year-old Isobel Thompson was rushed to hospital after suffering the worst endometriosis flare up she has ever experienced.  Isobel who studies social work at Oxford...

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16th November 2018 | By nq_admin

Campaign launched to raise awareness for endometriosis

#EndoAware is a campaign raising awareness for endometriosis – a life changing condition affecting 1 in 10 women of a reproductive age. In the UK...

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15th November 2018 | By nq_admin

Endometriosis sufferer crosses Manchester half marathon finish line in honour of UK charity

27-year-old Lauren Agnew crossed the finish line of her fifth half marathon in 2 hours 4 minutes for endometriosis UK. The Manchester half marathon which...

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13th November 2018 | By nq_admin

Australian filmmaker spreads awareness of endometriosis with release of new film ‘Endo & Us’

Katie Macqueen, 32, released her first short film ‘Endo & Us’ in October to spread awareness for gynaecological condition endometriosis.  The 16-minute film which took three years...

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6th November 2018 | By nq_admin

Campaign launched to raise awareness of endometriosis

Endometriosis is an incurable, chronic condition where tissue that lines the womb is found outside of the womb, in the ovaries, fallopian tubes and other...