Anita Sharma MBBS MD DRCOG MFFP is a General Practitioner with a special interest in women’s health in Oldham where she has been practising for over 30 years. She is the Founder of Endometriosis Awareness North and Chair of the Women’s Forum of the British International Doctors Association (BIDA), is a member of the NICE Quality Standard Advisory Committee for Endometriosis and is involved with national Menopause and Breast Cancer Guidelines.

• 1. Definition and types 2. Staging and classification 3. Prevalence 4. Causes and risk factors 5. Symptoms 6. Investigations 7. Pharmacological management 8. Pelvic physiotherapy in the management of endometriosis 9. Other non-pharmacological management options 10. Surgical management: Introduction 10A. Surgical management I 10B. Surgical management II 11. Tertiary care: The Specialist Endometriosis Centre 12. Delayed diagnosis: How to reduce the risks 13. Living with endometriosis: Stories from patients and their families Patient stories: Summary from the Editor, Anita Sharma 14. Complications 15. Endometriosis-associated infertility 16. Comorbidities in women with endometriosis 17. The Women's Health Strategy 18. Education in schools: Menstrual health and raising awareness 19. Advances in endometriosis research: From bench to bedside 20. Clinical trials in the UK 21. Current challenges and future prospects

Anita Sharma MBBS MD DRCOG MFFP is a General Practitioner with a special interest in women’s health in Oldham where she has been practising for over 30 years. She is the Founder of Endometriosis Awareness North and Chair of the Women’s Forum of the British International Doctors Association (BIDA), is a member of the NICE Quality Standard Advisory Committee for Endometriosis and is involved with national Menopause and Breast Cancer Guidelines.

• 1. Definition and types 2. Staging and classification 3. Prevalence 4. Causes and risk factors 5. Symptoms 6. Investigations 7. Pharmacological management 8. Pelvic physiotherapy in the management of endometriosis 9. Other non-pharmacological management options 10. Surgical management: Introduction 10A. Surgical management I 10B. Surgical management II 11. Tertiary care: The Specialist Endometriosis Centre 12. Delayed diagnosis: How to reduce the risks 13. Living with endometriosis: Stories from patients and their families Patient stories: Summary from the Editor, Anita Sharma 14. Complications 15. Endometriosis-associated infertility 16. Comorbidities in women with endometriosis 17. The Women's Health Strategy 18. Education in schools: Menstrual health and raising awareness 19. Advances in endometriosis research: From bench to bedside 20. Clinical trials in the UK 21. Current challenges and future prospects

Anita Sharma MBBS MD DRCOG MFFP is a General Practitioner with a special interest in women’s health in Oldham where she has been practising for over 30 years. She is the Founder of Endometriosis Awareness North and Chair of the Women’s Forum of the British International Doctors Association (BIDA), is a member of the NICE Quality Standard Advisory Committee for Endometriosis and is involved with national Menopause and Breast Cancer Guidelines.

• 1. Definition and types 2. Staging and classification 3. Prevalence 4. Causes and risk factors 5. Symptoms 6. Investigations 7. Pharmacological management 8. Pelvic physiotherapy in the management of endometriosis 9. Other non-pharmacological management options 10. Surgical management: Introduction 10A. Surgical management I 10B. Surgical management II 11. Tertiary care: The Specialist Endometriosis Centre 12. Delayed diagnosis: How to reduce the risks 13. Living with endometriosis: Stories from patients and their families Patient stories: Summary from the Editor, Anita Sharma 14. Complications 15. Endometriosis-associated infertility 16. Comorbidities in women with endometriosis 17. The Women's Health Strategy 18. Education in schools: Menstrual health and raising awareness 19. Advances in endometriosis research: From bench to bedside 20. Clinical trials in the UK 21. Current challenges and future prospects