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Nov 2023
18m 34s

‘Feels like barbed wire’. Endometriosis:...

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About this episode
Endometriosis is a disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus, causing pain and affecting fertility. It is estimated to cost the UK economy £8.2bn a year in treatment, loss of work and healthcare costs.

Up to 30% of women who have surgery for endometriosis experience a recurrence within five years, according to the National Institutes of Health. There is still no cure for the condition.

On the Sky News Daily, host Sally Lockwood is joined by Charline Bou Mansour, a Sky News reporter who has endometriosis, and Andrew Horne, Professor of Gynaecology and Reproductive Sciences at Edinburgh University, to explore the search for a way to relieve, or even cure, endometriosis.

Producers: Emma Rae Woodhouse, Alex Edden and Soila Apparicio
Promotions Producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John
Editor: Wendy Parker
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