Tests to speed up endometriosis diagnosis to be offered in GPs in England and Wales

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Women with suspected endometriosis will no longer have to spend years trying to get a diagnosis thanks to new “game-changer” tests approved for GP surgeries in England and Wales. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] Endometriosis is a painful condition where cells similar to those in the lining of the womb grow in other parts of the body. One of the new tests approved by the regulator NICE uses electrical sensors on the abdomen and the other uses saliva to find genetic information. ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/

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