Frances Black (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I cannot even imagine what that must be like for some women who hear that. It is quite traumatic. I know Ms Darcy gave a detailed statement regarding the impact of endometriosis on mental health, and she may have spoken about the hormone imbalance, anxiety, depression, and mood fluctuations. Are there other factors that need to be considered here? For example, I have a very good friend who was diagnosed with endometriosis many years ago and unfortunately there was no treatment for it. She really struggled with post-traumatic stress, from trying to understand it, get her head around it, the pain, and all the symptoms Ms Darcy spoke about today, but then having no treatment for it. Is post-traumatic stress linked to endometriosis as well and will the witnesses comment on that?