Diagnosing endometriosis is often a challenge. The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists says people can wait a decade or more after the onset of symptoms to receive a diagnosis. (AP video: Shelby Lum)
\n\nZoë Armstrong, an endometriosis patient, rests during her pelvic floor physical therapy appointment with physical therapist Emma Codman, standing, in New York, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)
\n\nZoë Armstrong, an endometriosis patient, rests during her pelvic floor physical therapy appointment in New York, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)
\n\nZoë Armstrong, an endometriosis patient, sits for a photo in her home in New York, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)
\n\nWhen Zoë Armstrong got an ultrasound report showing signs of endometriosis, she called her mom and cried. After years of suffering and seeking help from doctors, she finally had an answer.
\n\n“To see it on paper, I was like, ‘I’m not crazy,’” the 31-year-old recalled. “I very much knew what I was feeling in my own body.”
\n\nArmstrong’s experience is not unusual. The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists says people can wait a decade or more after the onset of symptoms to receive a diagnosis of endometriosis. The painful condition, which…
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