Endometriosis
Commons · Question 112452 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 20 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Munira Wilson
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) Twickenham constituency.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 20 Feb 2026
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. A laparoscopy is also used to tr...