Endometriosis is estimated to affect one in ten Kiwi women, it can cause debilitating pain and really affect women's ability to live life to the fullest.
But today we saw an exciting headline - the first treatment for endometriosis in nine years is now registered in New Zealand.
It's called Ryeqo.
Professor Neil Johnson, a gynaecologist from the Auckland Gynaecology Group, former president of the World Endometriosis Society, and an investigator for the international trials of Ryeqo chats to Jesse.
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