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Radio Derby,4 mins

Endometriosis: Derby woman “dismissed for so many years”

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The leader of an endometriosis support group has told of her anguish in getting a diagnosis, and is urging other Asian women to talk about the disease. 30-year-old Shella Iqbal was 12 when her symptoms began, but she wasn’t diagnosed for 13 years. She’s been speaking to 鶹 Radio Derby’s Sally Pepper.

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