Women with endometriosis have symptoms that can include years of crippling pain, fertility related difficulties, bowel problems and nausea.
Ms King said up to 155,000 women in Ireland live with endometriosis, but that in 30 years of living with it herself, she has seen little change in the treatment. She said she often thought about suicide but, "thankfully, I didn't go through with it". She travelled to Romania to see a specialist for expert surgery, which excises the affected area. This required her to borrow €8,500.
Sarah Moloney, 35, described how her symptoms started when she was 15, that she was put on the pill for a number of years but it did not suit her so she came off it. At 23 she developed gut issues, was bleeding very heavily on her period and her ovulation was painful every month. Ablation surgery did not work and she, like Ms Brown, borrowed €8,500 to go to a specialist in the UK who carried out another operation.
Why not combine this with a PCOS centre? Ireland has no PCOS resources
Maybe if state broadcaster stopped leeching govt funds to pay six figure salaries there would be more money for healthcare.
meg_error404 Ann_mscx
There isn’t 1 for spina bifida & hydrocephalus, which as far as I know affects many more people & is one of the most common disabilities in Ireland. If there isn’t one for those conditions, I doubt 1 will be built for endometriosis. I attend 3 hospitals to see all my doctors