ENDOMETRIOSIS IN NUMBERS

0

Number of specialists in Ireland dedicated solely to

treating endometriosis

155000

Women in Ireland affected by endometriosis

9

Average amount of years taken worldwide to

achieve an endometriosis

diagnosis

58

Number of British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE) accredited endometriosis

centres in the UK

3

Years of waiting to attend the endometriosis unit in Tallaght University Hospital

0

Number of endometriosis centres of excellence in Ireland

€18,573.60

Average annual cost personally and for society of an endometriosis sufferer (due to productivity loss mainly)

= total of €2.9 billion in Ireland

4

Stages of the disease

11

Amount of hours per week of productivity loss

200 million

Estimated number of women affected by endometriosis worldwide