Eight months after receiving a diagnosis of adenomyosis, Naga Munchetty has opened up about the reality of living in “constant pain”.

The condition, which causes the lining of the womb (the endometrium) to bury into the muscular wall of the womb, affects around one in 10 women and can cause severe period pain, painful cramps, bloating and fatigue.

Speaking to Radio 5 Live listeners, Munchetty described having a painful flare-up at the weekend that was so bad her husband called an ambulance. “The pain was so terrible I couldn’t move, turn over, sit up. I screamed non-stop for 45 minutes,” she explained. “Right now, as I sit here talking to you, I am in pain. Constant, nagging pain. In my uterus. Around my pelvis. Sometimes it runs down my thighs.”

Naga Munchetty’s adenomyosis story lays bare the reality of living in pain