What’s the difference between a bad period and endometriosis?
- Posted on March 5, 2026
- By The Independent
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What’s the difference between a bad period and endometriosis?

Despite affecting one in ten women in the UK, diagnosis for endometriosis can take years. For this week’s episode of Well Enough, Endo advocate Dr Raj Arora told Emilie Lavinia which symptoms to keep an eye out for, and how to advocate for more at the GP