Woman told to endure heavy periods diagnosed with painful Endometriosis

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A London woman has recounted the harrowing reality of her decade-long battle with endometriosis, describing how she passed blood clots "the size of a golf ball" and developed a phobia of blood due to the severity of her symptoms.

Sana Kardar, 33, a research fellow specialising in cervical and breast cancer screening, received her official diagnosis in 2015.

Woman told to endure heavy periods diagnosed with painful Endometriosis

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