New Delhi, July 13 -- For decades, endometriosis has lurked in the blind spots of medical understanding. A chronic estrogen-dependent inflammatory condition, endometriosis often got dismissed as "just bad periods." It affects over 190 million women worldwide, yet diagnosis is routinely delayed by 7 to 10 years, leaving countless lives disrupted by pain, misdiagnosis, and invisibility.

"Despite being as common as diabetes, it lacks a single definitive test and often takes more than seven years to diagnose," says Dr Anshumala Shukla Kulkarni, head of minimally invasive gynaecology and robotic surgery at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai. But thanks to a growing body of research, cutting-edge diagnostics, and a systemic push for...