London Woman Gets Endometriosis Diagnosis After 15 Years, Losing 2 Organs to Misdiagnoses
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Updated · discover.swns.com · Aug 12
London Woman Gets Endometriosis Diagnosis After 15 Years, Losing 2 Organs to Misdiagnoses
3 articles · Updated · discover.swns.com · Aug 12
Summary
July 2026 surgery finally found extensive endometriosis and adenomyosis in Amber Williams, 35, with her ovaries fused to her pelvic wall after years of unexplained pain.
Fifteen years of symptoms had repeatedly been dismissed as normal periods or other conditions, she said, despite GP visits, A&E trips and scans that failed to identify the disease.
Two operations removed her appendix in 2012 and gallbladder in 2016, but Williams said she was later told there was little or nothing wrong with either organ.
Four years of infertility led a fertility specialist to investigate further, but Williams now fears the delayed diagnosis may have damaged her chances of having children.
Unable to work because of severe pain, Williams says her case shows how endometriosis is still under-recognized and urges women with persistent symptoms to keep pushing for answers.