GPs don’t always recognise the metaphors and similes women use to describe their pain – which could mean delays in a diagnosis.
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Our research revealed around 40% of women with endometriosis have neuropathic pain – a type of pain that doesn’t respond to traditional pain treatments.
There’s currently no cure for the condition, which millions of women suffer with worldwide.
Histories of mistreatment and misdiagnosis of endometriosis has led people dealing with the disease to turn to the internet for information and community.
Taking sufferers’ accounts seriously is the linchpin to improvement.
A nationwide online survey collected information from 4,202 teenagers and young women in Australia, about how their periods affected their education – either at school, university or VET.
Endometriosis affects 10% of women, but many live with painful symptoms of the condition for years without a diagnosis. A lack of non-invasive screening tools and normalisation of period pain both play a role in this.
For some women with endometriosis, surgery and medication just aren’t cutting it to alleviate their pain and other symptoms. One in ten turn to cannabis.
Women with endometriosis pay an average of $1,200 in out-of-pocket health costs a year. When you add lost wages and productivity, the costs add up to $30,000 per sufferer every year.
The research, mostly in mice, delivers some interesting new insights about endometriosis but we still haven’t found the cause, let alone a cure.
If you’re one of the one in six Australian couples experiencing infertility, you’ve probably thought about IVF. Here’s a step by step breakdown of how it all works.
Adenomyosis is a different condition to endometriosis, though many women who have one will have the other.
Endometriosis is cut or vaporised with an electric current or laser. It ranges from a simple, 20 minute operation to complex surgery involving important organs such as the bowel and bladder.
Endometriosis can cause a number of severe symptoms, including period pain. But painful periods alone aren’t a surefire indicator of endometriosis. Here’s what else to look out for.
There are more than 30 different types of contraceptive pills. But brand names such as Microgynon, Levlen, Yaz and Brenda give little indication of the ingredients, dose or who should use them.
There’s some logic in eating and avoiding certain foods if you have endometriosis. And there are some studies that confirm this logic, but then others seem to refute it. And everyone is unique too.
Many women are prescribed the pill without a definitive diagnosis of endometriosis.
Pregnancy is often mentioned as a treatment or a ‘cure’ for endometriosis. Pregnancy may suppress the symptoms of endometriosis, but it is not a cure.
A study examining the sexual impact of endometriosis on male partners has caused controversy. But talking to both members of a couple about a health issue is important.
Period pain usually begins soon after a girl starts menstruating, but commonly gets better as she gets older.
Principales colaboradores
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Associate Professor at NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University
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Reader in Medical Anthropology, Birmingham City University
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Professor of Women’s Health Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, & Director of Research, Royal Women's Hospital, The University of Melbourne
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Gynaecological Surgeon and Sonologist, McMaster University; Adjunct Lecturer, University of Adelaide, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Gynaecology Unit Head the Royal Women’s Hospital and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Pain Sciences, University of South Australia
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Clinical Trials Network Manager, UNSW Sydney
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PhD Candidate, Communication Studies, Concordia University
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Professor and Endometriosis Group Leader, The Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide
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Associate Professor, Pain in Women Group, University of Oxford
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Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne
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Deputy Director of Clinical Studies, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Deakin University
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Associate professor, La Trobe University
