7年后被诊断患有内分泌硬化症的青少年;国民健康服务因年龄而拒绝治疗。 Teen diagnosed with endometriosis after seven years; NHS refuses treatment due to her age.

Ebony Dowdell, 19岁,来自南安普敦,经多年长期受苦并被医生解雇后,被诊断出内分泌硬化症。 Ebony Dowdell, a 19-year-old from Southampton, was diagnosed with endometriosis after years of suffering from extremely long periods and being dismissed by doctors. 最初处方避孕药后,她的症状被忽略了7年,直到一名妇科医生最终诊断出她为止。 Initially prescribed contraceptive pills, her symptoms were overlooked for seven years until a gynecologist finally diagnosed her. 尽管进行了诊断,但国民保健制度因年龄而拒绝进一步治疗,导致她寻求私人资金进行必要的外科手术。 Despite her diagnosis, the NHS refused further treatment due to her age, leading her to seek private funding for necessary surgery.