This Wednesday will see the start of Women’s Health Week, and that is one reason to revisit endometriosis — a challenging clinical area for any doctor.

There are several reasons for the delays in reaching a diagnosis and they include dismissal of women’s symptoms by health professionals, poor public awareness of the disease, misinformation regarding menstruation, alongside stigma and cultural attitudes towards menstruation.

But one of the most satisfying aspects of being a GP is caring for a patient and finding that, with the right support, their symptoms have improved or miraculously disappeared, meaning they can get on with life as normal.

To recap, endometriosis is an inflammatory condition characterised by oestrogen-sensitive lesions of endometrial tissue that occur outside of the uterus.