A NURSERY worker who was left devastated after being told she will never naturally conceive a child is hoping to raise thousands of pounds for IVF treatment.
Gem Baker, 35, was officially diagnosed with stage four endometriosis in May 2018, after years of agony, failed assessments and medication.
The long-term disorder sees tissue grow outside of the uterus and within the ovaries and fallopian tubes but Gem’s bowel and bladder were also impacted.
Among other things, endometriosis can result in crippling pain in the lower tummy or back, heavy periods, sickness and infertility.
“I actually felt relief when I got diagnosed because it finally confirmed to me I was not making any of it up in my mind and I was not going mad,” said Gem.