Mike Armour, Western Sydney University and Kenny Lawson, Western Sydney University The average cost for a woman with endometriosis both personally and for society is around $30,000 a year, according t…
Pain and Prejudice: Why women’s health problems have been belittled & ignored
The 2014 Christmas period was memorable for Gabrielle Jackson. She spent it in bed with a hot water bottle trying to appease the awful and familiar physical malaise that had descended. The nausea. The…
1 in 9 Australian women aged 40-44 have endometriosis
As many as one in nine women aged 40-44 and one in fifteen women aged 25-29 have endometriosis according to new research published by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The report,…
Federal government announces $30 million to fight endometriosis and ovarian cancer
The federal government has announced $30 million will be directed to the fight against endometriosis and ovarian cancer. The announcement is part of a new National Women’s Health Strategy 2020-2030 th…
‘A moment of hope’ for endometriosis sufferers: National action plan rolled out by Government
It’s the debilitating condition which affects roughly 700,000 women and girls across the country. But, for too long, endometriosis has been swept under the colossal rug that is women’s hea…
