Laura Anderson, 24, has lived with endometriosis agony every day for five years
When she gets flare-ups, it is so debilitating she is doubled over in pain, unable to speak. Laura, from Musselburgh, East Lothian, was diagnosed with the condition after surgery two years ago.
“I can’t speak. It stops me doing what I want to do until the pain starts receding. I can be shaking, feeling sick and like I am going to pass out. I can be emotional.”She added: “The care of the doctors and nurses has been outstanding. If I was asked to do something, I wouldn’t hesitate.” The agonising illness, which causes painful growths in the womb and other organs, affects 10 per cent of females. But a team at Edinburgh University is working on projects which could detect, treat and even cure the condition.
“There is also a lack of awareness in clinicians and the public. There is a need for a blood test or a urine test without the patient having the surgery. There are groups round the world trying to develop a biomarker.
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