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Endometriosis is a debilitating condition that affects one in ten women - but so far there is no cure, and relatively little research has been done into possible causes and treatments. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe)
Those living with it can experience severe pain, excessive bleeding and, in many cases, problems with fertility.
A lack of awareness - and even stigma in some communities - means most women wait years to get a diagnosis.
Our Health and Social Care Editor Victoria Macdonald has been speaking to a team of doctors and researchers at a West London Hospital about how they're hoping to change that.
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Those living with it can experience severe pain, excessive bleeding and, in many cases, problems with fertility.
A lack of awareness - and even stigma in some communities - means most women wait years to get a diagnosis.
Our Health and Social Care Editor Victoria Macdonald has been speaking to a team of doctors and researchers at a West London Hospital about how they're hoping to change that.
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Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/Channel4News
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