An Endometriosis Association of Ireland conference will hear that more research is needed on the condition 

Endometriosis is often ignored with women expected to get on with their lives, a medical scientist, who suffers from the painful autoimmune condition, tells Helen O'Callaghan

Endometriosis occurs when ‘the lining’ of the uterus grows beyond it. Though it affects one in 10 women, the painful condition is little known here, says Helen O’Callaghan