Dr Corda says: “Endometriosis is a multi-systemic disease and it affects the nervous system.

“We’re increasingly becoming aware of the strong correlation between endometriosis and the neurological wiring of the person affected,” she explains. In her debut book, The Conception Plan, Dr Corda talks about cultivating a healthy gut microbiome to tackle neuroplasticity and reduce the severity of symptoms like brain fog.

In other words, endo brain fog is real. There might not be much information on it, but it exists for those of us who live with it – and it sounds like there might be some hope for reducing its impact. Of course, as with all aspects of women’s health, we need more research, money and time to be dedicated to finding answers and solutions.

Waking up hazy from a laparoscopy, I remember the gynaecologist advising me to stay “cautiously optimistic”. Although the prognosis of endometriosis remains unchanged, reproductive health awareness continues to advance, businesses are employing agile working (a mercy for those of us living with chronic conditions) and holistic treatments are providing much-needed optimism to those used to suffering in silence. The endometriosis community is also louder and more connected than ever; in other words, things have definitely improved since my diagnosis nine years ago.

Brain fog is one of the hardest endometriosis symptoms to live with – and we still don’t know much about it