'My lonely start to adulthood with endometriosis'

'My lonely start to adulthood with endometriosis'Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleLucy Ferriby-StocksDerbyPatience LufungulaEvie Solomon said she felt "lonely" when she was searching for a diagnosisA trainee paediatric nurse has started a peer-led support group for women who are waiting for a diagnosis or living with gynaecological health conditions.Evie Soloman, from Swadlincote in Derbyshire, was diagnosed with endometriosis when she was 18 and said she was inspired to start the group after having "such a lonely start to adulthood".The non-for-profit group, H.E.R Circle, supports women living with endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), adenomyosis - a condition of the womb - fibroids and other related conditions. The 23-year-old said there was "still a huge stigma" and conditions like these were not spoken about enough. Evie SolomonEvie was 16 years old when she was admitted to hospital multiple times before her diagnosis when she was 18Endometriosis is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows in other places, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes.It can affect women of any age and can cause pain and fertility problems, according to the NHS website.Evie suffered with symptoms since her early teens and described her journey to a diagnosis as "frustrating" and "disheartening", and she said she had to "go private" to get a diagnosis in 2021.After starting H.E.R Circle, she said: "I underestimated the amount of responses and it's been a very wide age range," she said.Evie does not want other women to experience the same loneliness she did and said "without systems being created like this and networks, it's never going to change".Evie SolomonEvie said she takes a variety of prescription medication, supplements and vitamins to try and manage her conditionShe said she "lost trust" in the system "that's meant...