Missed, misunderstood, and undertreated: The Clinical Reality of Endometriosis

For decades, severe menstrual pain has been normalised as an inevitable part of womanhood. This cultural narrative remains one of the greatest barriers to timely diagnosis of endometriosis. Dr Sharifah Halimah Jaafar, a strong advocate of endometriosis awareness, seeks to reframe the disease to break the cycle of delayed diagnosis, progressive disease, and preventable infertility.