Jo Barry

Heavy bleeding. Deep pelvic pain. Years of being told it’s normal. Why adenomyosis still goes missed. Adenomyosis isn’t a word most women grow up knowing. It’s one they tend to hear later, after years of symptoms, questions, and being told everything is normal. For Jo Barry, owner of Scarlet Period, it didn’t come up at the start of her experience with pelvic pain, or even with her diagnosis of stage 4 endometriosis.

The recent Four Corners investigation into endometriosis surgery has left many women unsettled. The surgeon currently the subject of public reporting was involved in my care. My diagnosis of severe Stage 4 endometriosis was confirmed by histopathology. My disease was real. But this moment reveals something bigger than one clinician, it highlights how urgently this condition needs structured, specialised care. The conversation around endometriosis surgery is intensifying.

Monday night’s 4 Corners investigation into endometriosis surgery landed like a gut punch for many women. The surgeon at the centre of public reporting was involved in my care. This week has reopened a chapter I fought hard to close. This week, endometriosis patients are holding two truths at once. Sadness. For women who are directly affected by what’s being publicly reported. For anyone who trusted, consented, underwent surgery, and is now living with questions they never asked to carry. And anger.