Endometriosis facts that women should know

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• 1 in 10 women of reproductive age in the UK suffer from endometriosis.
• 10% of women world wide have endometriosis - that’s 176 million worldwide.
• The prevalence of endometriosis in women with infertility be as high as to 30–50%.
• Endometriosis is the second most common gynaecological condition in the UK.
• Endometriosis affects 1.5 million women, a similar number of women affected by diabetes.
• On average it takes 7.5 years from onset of symptoms to get a diagnosis.
• Endometriosis costs the UK economy £8.2bn a year in treatment, loss of work and healthcare costs.
• The cause of endometriosis is unknown and there is no definite cure.

The amount of endo growing also does not correlate with the pain, some people can have endo for years and have no knowledge as they haven't experienced the severe pain or its just been passed off as a painful period. The only way to determine if you have it or not is by a laparoscopy.