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‘Doctors laughed when I suggested that my endometriosis had spread to my chest’
EXCLUSIVE: Endometriosis affects one in 10 women of reproductive age in the UK, though the condition doesn't just affect the pelvic cavity and it can be found elsewhere in the body
It’s believed that up to 12% of those with pelvic endometriosis may, in fact, have it elsewhere in the body, according to the British Society For Gynaecological Endoscopy and the Royal College Of Obstetricians And Gynaecologists. While Emma stresses the condition is “not massively common” among the general population, with estimates suggesting that around 180,000 people in the UK suffer from endometriosis outside the pelvic cavity, awareness is crucial. Hemant Vakharia, consultant gynaecologist and advanced laparoscopic surgeon at London Gynaecology adds, “Imaging can be in the form of a chest X-ray, CT scan or MRI but it can be difficult to identify in some cases.”
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