Kerry mother: Doctor told my daughter that endometriosis ‘was all in her head’

After three years, four hospitals, and two countries, a Kerry teenager finally receives an endometriosis diagnosis abroad

Lorraine Fitzgerald with her daughter, Kaysey, who had to travel first to Spain and then to Romania to get diagnosed with endometriosis. Picture: Dan Linehan

The mother of a Kerry teenager diagnosed with endometriosis in Romania after treatment at four hospitals in Munster and Spain over three years has called for urgent expansion of services.

The condition is estimated to affect a tenth of girls and women globally. It is known as the missed disease as worldwide it can take up to 10 years to diagnose. There is no cure or prevention but symptoms can be eased with treatment.