Dr Lucy Whitaker: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- senior clinical research fellow at the University of Edinburgh's dedicated endometriosis research team
- Quoted on
- Women's health & gynaecology
- Tracked press citations
- 4
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
“Visiting the University of Edinburgh's dedicated endometriosis research team, she quizzes Dr Lucy Whitaker on why there has been so few advances in treatment. The answer is a lack of funding, which – Barnett suggests – is because endometriosis doesn't kill anyone.”
What Dr Lucy Whitaker has said
“This is a condition that costs the economy £12.5bn because it leaves women unable to work in addition to the healthcare costs... She said an estimated one in six women with the condition in the UK ends up leaving the workforce permanently because of its effect on their health.”
endometriosis researcher at the University of Edinburgh · Women's health & gynaecology · 30 Sept 2026 · Emma Barnett: We can't ignore this disease that leaves one in 10 women like me in agony ↗
“The ENDOCAN trial, led by Dr Lucy Whitaker alongside Professors Andrew Horne and Philippa Saunders at the University of Edinburgh, is double-blind and placebo-controlled.”
researcher leading ENDOCAN trial at University of Edinburgh · Women's health & gynaecology · 30 Sept 2026 · Medical cannabis may improve endometriosis symptoms – study ↗
“Chronic pelvic pain conditions like endometriosis carry a well-documented psychological burden and integrating psychological support alongside medical management reflects a more holistic approach to a condition that has long been under-resourced.”
Researcher with the charity Wellbeing of Women and clinical lecturer in obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Edinburgh · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · ‘It makes you feel helpless’: patients and doctors cast doubt on standard treatment for endometriosis ↗
Where Dr Lucy Whitaker has been quoted
- Emma Barnett: Fighting Endometriosis review – this woman is not about to be fobbed offtheguardian.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Emma Barnett: We can't ignore this disease that leaves one in 10 women like me in agonybbc.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Medical cannabis may improve endometriosis symptoms – studyfemtechworld.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- ‘It makes you feel helpless’: patients and doctors cast doubt on standard treatment for endometriosistheguardian.com · 29 Sept 2026
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