Carlow Kilkenny TD Natasha Newsome Drennan hits out at wait times for endometriosis diagnosis and specialist treatment

A Carlow Kilkenny TD says women affected by endometriosis deserve proper healthcare, citing a chronic lack of healthcare for the one in ten women affected by the condition.

Sinn Fein’s Natasha Newsome Drennan has criticised long waiting times for a diagnosis and specialist treatment, stating that women’s healthcare remains on the bottom rung of the ladder.

Her party are carrying out a nationwide survey and will use the feedback to host a series of regional meetings ahead of a major national conference on the condition this autumn.

She says women deserve proper healthcare in Ireland;