Source: walesonline.co.uk<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rhiannon Bending, Becki Elliott and Louise Jarvis all live in Wales, in what is probably a 25-mile radius. But they say they\u2019ve all experienced completely different attitudes, treatments and care for the same disorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Endometriosis affects 1.5 million women in the UK, but with little funding into research and education, it takes nine years on average for Welsh women to be diagnosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some myths still exist about treatment \u2013 pregnancy or hysterectomy is not a cure for endometriosis. But two of these women say that\u2019s what they\u2019ve been told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Becki complained to her GP when she first noticed endometriosis symptoms. She was referred to a gynaecologist straightaway and says they \u201chave been brilliant.\u201d Her endometriosis is extensive and she has a temporary colostomy bag, but is happy with her treatment. She lives in Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rhiannon says her doctors didn\u2019t believe the amount of pain she was in and she went to a private hospital in Swansea to find answers. She lives in Penarth and was being seen by medics in Caerphilly, where her mum lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Louise would faint on a regular basis because of the pain. When she was at the end of her tether she dropped her trousers in the GP\u2019s office to prove how bad things were.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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