Endometriosis is a complex disease affecting one in 10 women

Endometriosis occurs when uterine tissue starts growing outside the uterus, causing severe pain during periods. — 123rf.com

In remarks last month (September 2023 ) to members of the US Congress and their staff, Dr Wendaline VanBuren, a Mayo Clinic radiologist who specialises in gynaecologic imaging, discussed the importance of research in improving early detection and diagnoses of endometriosis, including through medical imaging.

Endometriosis is often a painful disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus grows outside the uterus.