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Endometriosis: understanding how sufferers describe pain could lead to faster diagnosis

By Annalise Weckesser, Senior Research Fellow, Medical Anthropology, Birmingham City University
Stella Bullo, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Manchester Metropolitan University
GPs don’t always recognise the metaphors and similes women use to describe their pain – which could mean delays in a diagnosis.The Conversation


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