MP opens up on 30-year fight for period healthcare

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A Labour MP has launched a three-decade campaign to overhaul NHS waiting times for endometriosis diagnosis and treatment. The condition, which affects roughly one in ten women, currently leaves patients waiting months or years for specialist care. The MP is pushing the health service to prioritise endometriosis in the same way it handles cancer referrals, citing the severe pain and fertility impacts that delay treatment inflicts. The NHS currently has no dedicated targets for endometriosis diagnosis, despite it being one of the most common gynaecological disorders in the UK.