A drug newly approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration for endometriosis is available in Australia.
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Clinicians now able to give a clinical diagnosis of “suspected endometriosis” based on symptoms and a physical examination.
Women with endometriosis already wait up to eight years for a diagnosis in the UK. Post-pandemic delays could make this even worse.
GPs don’t always recognise the metaphors and similes women use to describe their pain – which could mean delays in a diagnosis.
Our research revealed around 40% of women with endometriosis have neuropathic pain – a type of pain that doesn’t respond to traditional pain treatments.
Taking sufferers’ accounts seriously is the linchpin to improvement.
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.
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.
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.
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Reader in Medical Anthropology, Birmingham City University
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Associate Professor at NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney 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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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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Postdoctoral Scientist, Endometrial Stem Cell Biology, Hudson Institute
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Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Endometrial Stem Cell Biology, Hudson Institute
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor, Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Pain in Women Group, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor, Pain in Women Group, University of Oxford
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Clinical Trials Network Manager, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor of the School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
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NHMRC Leadership Fellow and Head of Women's Health Theme, The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Hudson Institute
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Pharmacist and PhD Candidate, University of Sydney
