This is an important moment.
For too long, women and those assigned female at birth with endometriosis and other menstrual health conditions have faced delays, dismissal and a lack of joined-up care. In Wales, the average time to get an endometriosis diagnosis is now 9 years and 11 months. That means almost a decade of pain, uncertainty and too often being told that severe symptoms are “normal”.
But there is also a real opportunity for change.
Delyth Jewell MS has been appointed Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health. We want to make sure improving endometriosis and menstrual health care is high on her agenda from the very start.
That is where you come in.
Please will you take two minutes to ask your new Members of the Senedd to write to Delyth Jewell and urge her to prioritise endometriosis and menstrual health in Wales?
Your message will help show MSs, many of whom are new to the Senedd, that this issue matters deeply to people across Wales.
We are asking MSs to call for:
- diagnosis times for endometriosis to be one year or less by 2030
- better training for healthcare professionals
- properly resourced women’s health hubs that work for menstrual health conditions including endometriosis
- clearer referral pathways and access to specialist care
- Improved support in the workplace and education, as well as support for those who are unable to work
Every message helps make this issue harder to ignore.
Take action now: https://secure.endometriosis-uk.org/page/195084/action/1
Thank you, as ever, for standing with everyone affected by endometriosis and menstrual health conditions.
