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NICE Approves EndoSure, Endotest to Slash Endometriosis Diagnosis Time

7/7/2026

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NICE approved EndoSure and Endotest for NHS use in England and Wales for three years.
EndoSure records gut signals with abdominal pads and returns results in 45 minutes; Endotest analyses saliva micro-RNA and sends results to GP.
Clinicians and Endometriosis UK say the tests could cut the nine-year diagnosis time (eleven years for diverse women), ease chronic pain, free surgical slots and require GP training, while DotEndo remains under study.

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NICE approved EndoSure and Endotest for NHS use in England and Wales for three years.
EndoSure records gut signals with abdominal pads and returns results in 45 minutes; Endotest analyses saliva micro-RNA and sends results to GP.
Clinicians and Endometriosis UK say the tests could cut the nine-year diagnosis time (eleven years for diverse women), ease chronic pain, free surgical slots and require GP training, while DotEndo remains under study.