BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty says 'sterilisation the only option' in 32-year health battle She has opened up about a debilitating health condition Naga Munchetty BBC Breakfast star Naga Munchetty has opened up about a debilitating health condition which she has battled for 32 years. The 50-year-old first began experiencing symptoms at the age of 15. ‌ This included fainting, severe aching, exhaustion, vomiting and heavy bleeding, with her period coming every two and a half weeks. Article continues below She sought help during her 20s and 30s but said she was repeatedly told her ordeal was normal and was never referred to a specialist. The presenter finally received a diagnosis in 2022 at the age of 47 after 10 days of painful bleeding. A private doctor confirmed she suffers with adenomyosis - a condition where the lining of the womb grows into the muscle in the wall of the womb. ‌ READ MORE: Exact dates major energy supplier to give away free electricity Don't miss the biggest and breaking stories by signing up to the BirminghamLive newsletter here. It is believed to affect one in 10 women in the UK, Express reports. ‌ She told the Sunday Times Magazine of her fight for answers, adding: "It’s extraordinary, but it’s not unusual." Naga also revealed that sterilisation felt like the 'only option' after other birth control methods caused her serious issues. She and her her television director husband James Haggar, 52, decided not to have children but she still suffered health complications. ‌ Having been refused the contraceptive injection Depo-Provera, she had the contraceptive coil fitted in 2017. But the procedure was so painful she was screaming in agony and fainted on the surgery table. She had it removed a year later, Naga said. ‌ The BBC star told how she did not want a hysterectomy as she believed it would not stop the pain as adenomyosis can also affect areas outside the uterus. Instead, she opted to get sterilised in 2019 - a procedure which requires keyhole surgery to block or cut the fallopian tubes. She said: "I knew I didn’t want children and I didn’t want to be reliant on hormones or the regimen of the pill because it didn’t fit with my lifestyle. ‌ "It felt like it was my only option." She opened up on her experience in new book It’s Probably Nothing, which explores how women have sought help from doctors and been dismissed, undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Naga wrote: "I still live with adenomyosis. Two ultrasounds and an MRI later, there is still no solution. Article continues below "Thankfully there are encouraging signs that more funding is being made available for research into women’s health."