'It’s almost dystopian': I was diagnosed with endometriosis after two decades of pain

More women are speaking out about endometriosis, an inflammatory disorder that is often diagnosed only because of debilitating, heavy periods or problems conceiving. Recent medical developments, however, are offering hope

Claire Carter says heavy periods and recurrent miscarriages led to her endometriosis diagnosis.

Women are speaking out about endometriosis on social media, in print, and on film to draw attention to a poorly understood medical condition

Last Sunday, the British filmmaker and photographer Georgie Wileman won a Bafta for her short film, This is Endometriosis, in which she chronicles how the condition caused her such excruciating pain that she would pass out, and such chronic fatigue that she would be bed-bound for days. These symptoms began when she was 13, yet it took doctors 12 years to diagnose her.