Endometriosis diagnosis and treatment to be sped up by new guidelines

Ending The Decade-Long Wait For An Endometriosis Diagnosis

Surgery will remain available for those who need it, but it will no longer be the only route to a diagnosis. Instead, women will be able to access non-invasive first-line treatment in primary care.

Endometriosis diagnosis and treatment to be sped up by new guidelines

GPs will be able to make a clinical diagnosis, rather than having to wait for a laparoscopy.

The change that could cut years off an endometriosis diagnosis

Women and girls with endometriosis will be able to receive a diagnosis and start treatment sooner under new clinical guidelines that will be rolled out next year, the Government says.