News & Views ‘Bandaids for bullet holes’: A lifetime of endometriosis and bandaid fixes Marika Garton shares her experience with endometriosis and lifetime of pelvic pain, as well as her battle for her pain to be taken seriously.
Women's Health News Genetic study of endometriosis reveals links to other chronic pain The largest ever genetic study of endometriosis finds genetic risk factors are also associated with other chronic pain types.
Soapbox My 13 years of medical misogyny and the pain of a delayed endometriosis diagnosis “Medical misogyny is like a death by a thousand cuts,” writes Sarah Wallace, detailing her agonising journey to an endometriosis diagnosis.
Health ‘It just hurts’: Amy Schumer opens up about endometriosis on new show Amy Schumer has opened up about the loneliness of suffering from endometriosis on a new docuseries, which drops today on Paramount Plus.
News & Views ‘Forced to suffer in silence’: Unions push for menstrual and menopause leave Unions are pushing for better leave entitlements for women trying to navigate period pain, endometriosis and menopause in the workplace.
Life The ‘endometriosis masterclass’ that was planned with no female experts The European Endometriosis League has promoted an ‘Endometriosis Masterclass’ led by seven male international experts on endometriosis.
Women's Health News Endometriosis can end women’s careers and stall their education. That’s everyone’s business 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.
Politics Government announces $58m funding boost for endometriosis centres & genetic testing In what he describes as “the biggest funding package” ever for endometriosis, Scott Morrison has today announced a $58m boost.
Women's Health News Undiagnosed endometriosis decreases the rate of success for women undergoing assisted reproductive therapy Improving diagnosis is the key to improving assisted reproductive therapy (ART) success for women with endometriosis.
News & Views Endometriosis: Four years since Greg Hunt’s apology, what’s changed? Back in 2017, Greg Hunt issued a rare apology to Australian women. It sparked the beginning of a massive shift on endometriosis.
Women's Health News Heavy, painful periods? 1 in 5 women suffer from this little known menstrual disease Experiencing heavy period pains? You might have Adenomyosis, a menstrual condition of the uterus that affects 1 in 5 women.
News & Views Amy Schumer has had her uterus & appendix removed due to endometriosis From hospital, Amy Schumer has told her Instagram followers that if they “have really painful periods”, they might have endometriosis.