‘Gaslit by doctors’: UK women with endometriosis told it is ‘all in their head’

More than 1.5 million women in the UK are affected by the painful condition - but new study says NHS is failing them

Women with endometriosis who have endured years of excruciating pain are being fobbed off" by doctors and told their symptoms are all in their head", leading them to give up seeking NHS treatment, new research has found.

A study carried out by academics at Manchester Metropolitan University found women with the disease felt gaslit" by doctors due to their lack of understanding of the condition.