Endometriosis
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Healthcare
Hysterical, drama queen: How two-thirds of Australian women say they feel at the doctor
A woman who went to the GP complaining about abdominal pain during sex was told: “You’re 70 years old; of course sex is going to hurt.” Three days later, her appendix burst.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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‘We deserve to have our pain believed’: Why Victoria is holding an inquiry into women’s pain
Fi Macrae, who has endometriosis, was told by doctors it wasn’t possible she could be in so much pain and maybe mood stabilisers would fix her head.
- by Jewel Topsfield
Opinion
Women's health
Why are doctors still telling women with endometriosis to become pregnant?
This advice is not only medically irresponsible, but also reinforces a set of sinister and sexist myths.
- by Gina Rushton
A new clue to endometriosis, a painful and poorly understood disease
New research has linked the condition to bacteria commonly found in the gastrointestinal tract.
- by Sabrina Malhi
My daughter’s illness led to a love of writing. Now she’s working on her first TV show
A mystery illness looked certain to put Joan Sauers’ daughter’s life on hold, but it led to a love of books – and, later, writing.
- by Joan Sauers
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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
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
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
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