Legislators and women with endometriosis call for action in the European Parliament - Legislators, physicians and women with endometriosis from across Europe came together at a lunch seminar in the European Parliament on 28 March to calll for investment into causal research. Diana Wallis MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament, who hosted the event said: "I am very pleased that today's event was so well attended not only by parliamentarians but also by representatives of the European support organisations. Endometriosis affects at least 14 million women and girls in the EU. Their suffering is not visible but the disease can leave lifelong scars". This has been formally acknowledged by the Italian Senate, the first EU memberstate to recognise endometriosis as a social disease, which is embarking on a five year plan to improve all aspects of treatment for women with endometriosis in Italy.