Endometriosis sufferer Lynne Ruane leads group of senators calling for greater care

Senator Lynn Ruane asks why women cannot ask access treatment for the disease in a timely fashion. Picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

Independent senator Lynn Ruane has revealed she has been living with endometriosis, and will join other members of the Senate in requesting the Oireachtas Health Committee examine the limited access to treatment in Ireland.

The group of senators will this week call for a forum for patients and medics to discuss why it can take up to nine years to get a diagnosis.