Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 110282

Endometriosis: Diagnosis

Tabled: 2 February 2026
Answered: 13 February 2026

Question

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal DemocratChichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce diagnostic waiting times for endometriosis in (a) England and (b) Chichester constituency.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Patients waiting for an endometriosis diagnosis may receive diagnostic tests such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound, though the only definitive way to diagnose endometriosis is by a laparoscopic procedure. The laparoscopy is also used to ...

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