Why is there no diagnostic test for Endometriosis?

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Medicine has advanced so much, why is surgery still the only way to diagnose this disease that, according to the WHO, affects 10% of women and girls globally.

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The tissue in question has to be inspected somehow. Since it’s inside the body, and this isnt Star Trek, the only way to get a sample is to biopsy.

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