Endometriosis

After over two-and-a-half years of symptoms, Farrell found out she had endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and an ovarian cyst. She had suffered ...

The gender health gap is even wider for black women living in the US and UK. Black women are less likely to be diagnosed with endometriosis than white women. While problems with women’s health are increasingly being recognised, repeated calls in the past to raise awareness and education for girls, women, and healthcare professionals haven’t led to much-needed change. Historically, women have experienced inequality in the kind of healthcare and treatment they have received – which is known as the gender health gap. The UK government’s recent Women’s Health Survey captured how women continue to be dismissed and ignored when seeking care. It reportedly stated: “Learning to deal with a monthly inconvenience is all part of being a woman.” For those of us in our twenties and thirties, these are the kinds of problems we deal with every day.