HealthBBCI lost my job in a primary school due to endometriosis
A new UK parliamentary report found nearly half of women with endometriosis have lost income because of the condition, with 28 per cent leaving a job altogether.
A new report says nearly half of women with endometriosis have lost income due to the condition.
A report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Endometriosis found 47 per cent of women with the condition had lost income and 28 per cent had left a job because of their symptoms.
Hayley Locksley, diagnosed at 24, lost her job as a special needs teaching assistant last October after being told she was unfit to work due to her worsening symptoms.
Endometriosis surgeon Dr Rebecca Mallick said the figures are shocking but not surprising, calling for meaningful action so women do not have to choose between health and career.
The report found 97 per cent of women with endometriosis worked while in severe pain, so if this sounds familiar, speaking to your GP about formal diagnosis and workplace support options is worth…
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