As an academic and sufferer of endometriosis, I wanted to know what the history was behind my own disease.
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Articles on Endometriosis
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Doctors don’t always tell you they’re unsure what’s behind common symptoms, such as a stomach ache. And that can have serious effects.
Surgery is one option to treat endometriosis. Here’s what’s involved.
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.
People living with endometriosis wait an average of 7.5 years for a diagnosis. Social science researchers are working to identify ways to help reduce this timeline.
Some women with endometriosis are in so much pain, they’re giving up work. Others are struggling at work or uni. Here’s how we support women with this debilitating disease.
The “gender health gap” may be at the root of this problem.
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.
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.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor at NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney 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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Reader in Medical Anthropology, Birmingham City 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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PhD Candidate, Communication Studies, Concordia University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Clinical Trials Network Manager, UNSW Sydney
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Paediatric and adolescent gynaecologist at Royal Hospital for Women and Sydney Children's Hospital, UNSW Sydney
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Finkel Professor of Global Health, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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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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Professor of Women's Health Psychology, Translational Health Research Institute (THRI), Western Sydney University
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Associate professor, La Trobe University
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Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Academic GP, Queen's University Belfast
