English: I want to share with you the story of one of my constituents, Emily from Carmarthenshire. She is now 23 years old, but Emily knew things weren't quite right when she started having her periods at the age of 12. Every month, she had unbearable pain. However, for years, her doctor didn't believe the severity of her condition. It was only after Emily collapsed and was rushed to hospital with sepsis in August 2019 that her condition was taken seriously. Emily has written in harrowing terms the experience she has endured in a recent edition of Glamour magazine, and I quote: 'Doctors told me I was trying to find answers that weren't there, that I was being dramatic, that they were more concerned about my mental health; basically, it was all in my head. I was prescribed antidepressants, which, of course, I knew I didn't need. I had more mental health referrals than I had scans on my ovaries.' When she was eventually admitted to hospital, a 25 cm cyst was found on her ovaries, and a diagnosis of stage 4 endometriosis - the most advanced stage of all. Emily also suffers from adenomyosis, a condition that goes hand in hand with severe endometriosis, and can cause the womb to swell to three times its normal size. Emily has proven how inadequate the care available is for young women suffering from this condition through the years she took to get a diagnosis on the NHS. After further pain and severe discomfort, she eventually had to pay for private care across the border in England. This is a sad indictment of the way we support women's health in Wales, in particular the treatment of this debilitating condition. In the three years since the initial diagnosis, she has received several surgeries to alleviate her symptoms, and is now experiencing chemically induced menopause. Yes, sorry, I'll give way.
Welsh: Hoffwn rannu stori un o fy etholwyr, Emily o sir Gaerfyrddin, gyda chi. Mae hi bellach yn 23 oed, ond roedd Emily yn gwybod nad oedd pethau'n iawn pan ddechreuodd gael ei mislif yn 12 oed. Bob mis, câi boen annioddefol. Fodd bynnag, am flynyddoedd, nid oedd ei meddyg yn credu pa mor ddifrifol oedd ei chyflwr. Nid tan i Emily lewygu a chael ei chludo i'r ysbyty gyda sepsis ym mis Awst 2019 y rhoddwyd ystyriaeth ddifrifol i'w chyflwr. Mae Emily wedi ysgrifennu'n ddirdynnol am ei phrofiad mewn rhifyn diweddar o gylchgrawn Glamour, ac rwy'n dyfynnu: 'Dywedodd meddygon wrthyf fy mod yn ceisio dod o hyd i atebion nad oeddent yno, fy mod yn bod yn ddramatig, eu bod yn poeni mwy am fy iechyd meddwl; yn y bôn, roedd y cyfan yn fy mhen. Cefais dabledi gwrth-iselder ar bresgripsiwn, a gwyddwn wrth gwrs nad oeddwn eu hangen. Cefais fwy o atgyfeiriadau iechyd meddwl nag a gefais o sganiau ar fy ofarïau.' Pan gafodd ei derbyn i'r ysbyty yn y pen draw, canfuwyd syst 25 cm ar ei hofarïau, a chafodd ddiagnosis o endometriosis cam 4 - y cam mwyaf difrifol. Mae Emily hefyd yn dioddef o adenomyosis, cyflwr sy'n mynd law yn llaw ag endometriosis difrifol, a gall achosi i'r groth chwyddo i dair gwaith ei maint arferol. Mae Emily wedi profi pa mor annigonol yw'r gofal sydd ar gael i fenywod ifanc sy'n dioddef o'r cyflwr hwn drwy'r blynyddoedd a gymerodd i gael diagnosis gan y GIG. Ar ôl poen pellach ac anesmwythyd difrifol, bu'n rhaid iddi dalu am ofal preifat dros y ffin yn Lloegr yn y pen draw. Dyma feirniadaeth drist o'r ffordd y cefnogwn iechyd menywod yng Nghymru, yn enwedig y ffordd y caiff y cyflwr gwanychol hwn ei drin. Yn y tair blynedd ers y diagnosis cychwynnol, mae wedi cael sawl llawdriniaeth i leddfu ei symptomau, ac mae bellach yn mynd drwy fenopos wedi'i gymell yn gemegol. Ie, mae'n ddrwg gennyf, fe ildiaf.