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'When I was 14 I thought I was dying'
BBC Radio Sheffield presenter Ellie Colton's symptoms of endometriosis started when she was a young teenager. But she wasn't diagnosed until she was 24.
May 27, 2026Endometriosis: 'I thought I was dying'
The BBC's Ellie Colton shares her experience of living with endometriosis - and meets a scientist hoping to cut the length of time it takes to be diagnosed with a simple new test.
May 27, 2026University explores endometriosis and cancer link
The condition affects one in 10 women in the UK and can cause debilitating pain and infertility.
May 8, 2026Incontinence problems leave me 'leaking while competing'
Aimee Oliver never imagined that giving birth would ultimately cause her to need surgery for incontinence.
April 9, 2026Incontinence problems leave me 'leaking while competing'
Aimee Oliver's problems began in her 20s following the birth of her first child.
April 9, 2026Sewing group helping women in period poverty
Debi Angell says the kits they make help women and girls who can not afford period products.
April 2, 2026'Like being stabbed in stomach' - Everton's Snoeijs on endometriosis
Everton forward Katja Snoeijs explains her journey to getting a diagnosis of endometriosis.
March 26, 2026