Britain has a condition that still takes 8 years and 10 months to name: the wait isn’t the queue, it’s what’s handed over in the meantime
In the UK, it takes an average of 9 years and 4 months to diagnose endometriosis—a staggering delay that has worsened since the pandemic. But the real scandal isn’t the wait itself; it’s the pattern of medical dismissal, disbelief, and institutional neglect that fills those years, leaving patients gaslit about their own pain.