Endometriosis
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Medicine
Endometriosis affects one in nine women. World-first research at a Sydney hospital is giving them hope
A breakthrough paves the way for research into effective treatments, potentially limiting the need for invasive and painful surgeries.
- by Angus Thomson and Wendy Tuohy
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Record funding for endometriosis clinics, treatment and education
The federal government will commit $58 million to help treat the condition that affects one in nine women, including specialised treatment centres and education.
- by Rachel Clun
Hair colour, eye colour, BMI: how to ‘calculate’ who may get endometriosis
“Endo” often goes undetected and can cause women hoping to conceive to lose many fertile years before they discover the cause. One researcher is trying to develop a ‘calculator’ for it.
- by Wendy Tuohy
After years of doctors dismissing my pain, I began to wonder if it was real
For years, doctors seemed so convinced that Lucia's pain was imagined, she almost started to believe them. Then she learnt the truth.
- by Lucia Osborne-Crowley
How one in three women with endometrial cancer could avoid it
One in three potentially deadly endometrial cancers could be avoided and losing weight, drinking coffee, having babies and breastfeeding just might help.
- by Kate Aubusson
Explainer
Women's health
'Super overwhelming': what is endometriosis and how is it treated?
It's painful, debilitating and can land you in hospital – and one in nine Australian women suffer from it by their early 40s. What is endometriosis?
- by Rachel Clun and Mary Ward
One in nine women aged 40 to 44 have endometriosis
Advocates say the report validates women who have campaigned for years for more awareness of the condition.
- by Rachel Clun
Opinion
Women's health
When I said I didn't have insurance, the receptionist's face went blank
Women struggle with painfully long wait times for endometriosis diagnosis under the public health system.
- by Rose Dooley
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Healthcare
Staring down the barrel of pain and debt: endometriosis' untold cost
Twenty thousand dollars. That’s how much endometriosis will cost Jessica Duncan in one year.
- by Kate Aubusson
How our health system is failing women
From failure to test new drugs on female subjects, to lack of timely diagnosis of extremely painful conditions, women are being let down by the health system in many ways.
- by Caroline Zielinski
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Healthcare
Government commits $30m in fight against endometriosis and ovarian cancer
The federal government has committed $30 million to fight endometriosis and ovarian cancer in a new National Women’s Health Strategy.
- by Kate Aubusson