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BBC’s Naga Munchetty opens up on 32-year health battle that left her in agonising pain – & affects 1 in 10 women in UK

Published on April 27, 2025 at 07:18 AM

NAGA Munchetty has bravely opened up about her health battle and revealed “sterilisation was the only option” for her.

Thehas long been candid about her adenomyosis diagnosis.

Naga Munchetty donating blood.
The BBC Breakfast star has been admitted to hospital a number of times as a result of her Adenonyosis
Naga Munchetty hosting the 2023 Bold Woman Awards.
Naga was told her symptoms were normal for years

The TV presenter, 49, first revealed her condition last year after being forced to take some time off from her hosting duties due to her complex condition.

is a condition that causes the lining of the womb to bury into the muscular wall of the womb.

It is thought to affect one in ten women in the UK.

Naga told The Sunday Times about the long diagnosis process and being turned away by doctors for years.

“It makes you angry. If you are second-guessing that you are not strong enough to be a woman, that you are weaker than all the other women because you’re told it’s all normal, everyone’s going through it, you second-guess other parts of your life,”; she said.

“You shut up, you don’t speak up.”;

Naga was battling excruciating pain from the age of 15, alongside other serious symptoms including vomiting and fainting.

Her periods would consist of heavy bleeding and arrived every two and a half weeks.

But despite the intensity of her pain “there were no answers” and doctors told her it was normal – leaving Naga feeling hopeless.

After 32 years, the TV personality went to a private doctor and was taken seriously.

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