Endometriosis · Stockton Heath, Cheshire
Your scan was clear.
That is not the same as nothing being there.
Around 80% of endometriosis is the type a routine scan cannot see. You have not been imagining it. You do not have a low pain threshold.And the average wait for a diagnosis in this country is over 9 years.
Acupuncture, bloodwork and functional nutrition in Stockton Heath. For the pain. For your cycle. And for fertility, if that is where you are.
No diagnosis? You do not need one to come here.
Before any of the practical bits
You are not dramatic. You never were.
You have been sick from it. You have lain on the floor of a work toilet with your cheek on the tiles doing maths about how long you can stay there before someone notices. You have cancelled things and invented a different reason, because “my period” has never once been received as a real reason by anybody.
You have been told everyone gets period pain. You have been told, possibly by several different people across several different years, that you have a low pain threshold. Which is a remarkable thing to say to someone who has been getting on with this since she was 14.
And somewhere along the way you stopped saying it out loud, because it is exhausting to describe something to someone who has already decided.
Whichever of these you are, this page is for you
You might be here only about the pain. Not trying for a baby. Not planning to, possibly not ever. You would simply like your life back, and your cycle to stop taking a week of every month off it. That is a complete reason and we treat it as one. We will never ask you when you are having children.
You might be here because somebody said endometriosis and fertility in the same sentence and you have not slept properly since. There is a whole section on that further down, including AMH, because we know that is the number you have been staring at.
You might have a diagnosis. A laparoscopy, a stage, a letter. Stage 1, 2, 3 or 4, it does not change whether we can help.
Or you might have nothing at all. No label, no letter, 6 years of being fobbed off and a scan that came back clear. You do not need a diagnosis to walk in here. Most of the people we see with this do not have one.
The average wait for a diagnosis in this country is over 9 years. That is not you being slow to ask. That is a system that takes 9 years.
What you’ve been told
9 years of sentences.
“Everyone gets period pain.” “Your scan was clear.” “It’s probably IBS.” “Go on the pill and see how you get on.” “You’ve got a low pain threshold.” “It’s only stage 1, so it’s mild.” “Have a baby, that sometimes helps.”
More than half of women surveyed had been to their GP over 10 times before anybody diagnosed them. More than half had ended up in A&E.
You were not unlucky with 1 bad doctor. This is the ordinary experience of this condition, and the scan is where a lot of it goes wrong.
2 ways to start
How we can help with endometriosis.
Pick the one that fits where you are now. They work well together: the bloods show us where to focus, and acupuncture is the support week to week.
Best place to start
Fertility acupuncture
Regular support, every step
Regular sessions alongside your medical care, focused on your cycle, your comfort and the stress of waiting for answers.
- First appointment, 75 min£75
- Follow ups, 60 min£59
Bloodwork review
A proper look at your bloods
Your bloods, gut symptoms and cycle looked at together, so nothing gets missed between specialists.
- Fertility Brew & Review, 60 min£140
- Both on Board, couples, 75 min£185
Not sure which is right for you? Book a free 15 minute call and we will point you the right way.
Who you’d see
Who’s actually in the room.
Our acupuncture team
7 registered practitioners
You will see 1 of our 7 practitioners, and then you will see her again. 40 years between us, all of it in this room, none of us willing to call something normal just because it is common.
Gaynor Almond
Fertility specialist · bloodwork & emotional support
Gaynor tells you what to get and when to get it, then reads the lot against optimal ranges alongside your cycle and your history. She also offers emotional support, a gentle hybrid of talking therapy and hypnotherapy.
Georgia Briscall
Functional nutritionist
Georgia does the nutrition side, for women and men. Inflammation, the gut, insulin resistance, autoimmune conditions. The bloating and the cycle in the same conversation, which is a conversation you may never have been offered.
In their words
From people who sat where you are.
★★★★★
“I would highly recommend this clinic and Kate. Her knowledge, advice and support holds no limits. She supported me through the most difficult time of my life.”
Rachel Irving · Google review
★★★★★
“Andrea is so friendly, reassuring and knowledgeable. She helped me understand my symptoms whilst giving support and suggestions to improve them.”
Katie Oakes · Google review
★★★★★
“I had my first appointment with Gaynor. She listened to me and I felt heard and seen and each symptom noted.”
Ayesha Afzal · Google review
Taken from our Google reviews. 5.0 from 112 reviews.
Good to know
Questions people ask
Yes, and most of the people we see with this have not been. You do not need a diagnosis, a referral, a letter or a laparoscopy to book. You do not have to prove anything to us before you sit down. Bring what you have, including nothing.
A clear scan does not rule it out. Around 80% of endometriosis is the superficial kind, which is millimetres across and flat, and on a routine scan it is effectively invisible. What a scan can see is cysts on the ovaries, deep nodules, and signs that your organs are sticking rather than sliding. A clear scan means the scan was clear. It does not mean your pelvis is.
In July 2026 the NHS approved 2 non invasive tests for endometriosis, including a saliva test, for use while more evidence is gathered. It is early and it is not everywhere yet, and we are not the people who provide it. But if you are stuck in the wait it is worth asking your GP about, which is more than you could do a year ago.
No. We cannot and we will never pretend otherwise. Diagnosis is a matter for your GP, a gynaecologist or a specialist centre. What we can do is take your history seriously, ask the questions nobody has asked you, tell you plainly if what you describe fits the picture, and help you go back and ask properly.
It is, and half the reason we wrote it is that almost everything published about endometriosis assumes otherwise. Come for the pain. Come for your cycle. Come because you would like your life back. We will never ask you when you are having children.
No. It is a factor, and it is a real one, and it deserves looking at properly rather than being mentioned in passing in a corridor. But plenty of women with endometriosis conceive, including at stage 3 and stage 4. A factor is something you look at. It is not something you accept.
You don’t need a diagnosis to be taken seriously.
No referral, no letter, no laparoscopy, no proof. Start wherever feels manageable. If you have no idea what you need, start with the call.
Book acupuncture£75 first appt, 75 min · then £59, 60 min Book functional nutritionwith Georgia · from £75 · 1 hour Fertility Brew & Reviewindividuals · £140 · 60 min Free 15 minute callno pressure, no jargon
Or call us on 01925 612 208 · 30a London Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington WA4 6HN