Endometriosis: Cork woman sought surgery in Romania after ‘barriers’ faced in Ireland

It is estimated that 155,000 women are affected by endometriosis in Ireland. With March being the awareness month for the condition, Manon Gilbart meets some of the people battling it

Brenda Quigg at her home in Fermoy, Co Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

EACH year, between 100 and 150 Irish women are forced to travel abroad for endometriosis surgery in Romania, campaigners say, as the condition “is not taken seriously in Ireland”.

Faced with long waiting times to get a diagnosis and a lack of funding and research in the area, endometriosis sufferers across the country have been turning to treatment options overseas.