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Premier Jacinta Allan had heavy and drawn-out periods as a young person, later diagnosed as endometriosis.

‘Wild with rage’: It took Jacinta Allan more than a decade to learn the source of her pain

Women who have sought help over years for a condition more common than diabetes say they have felt gaslit and disbelieved, and live in excruciating pain. Jacinta Allan is among the 1 million Australians hoping for better.

  • Wendy Tuohy

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Proteomics International groundbreaking, simple endometriosis blood test could revolutionise healthcare for the disease.

Proteomics on fast track to deliver simple endometriosis blood test

Proteomics International plans to start rolling out its groundbreaking, simple endometriosis blood test within months, aiming to revolutionise healthcare for the disease.

  • James Pearson
Lilli Staff was told her debilitating pelvic pain was normal.

Why women deserve to be treated seriously when they are in pain

“First, do no harm” has long been a guiding principle of medicine. What if instead it was, “first, listen to the patient”?

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The new Ainsworth Endometriosis Research Centre aims to revolutionise treatment options for people like Adele Taylor.

It took six years to diagnose Adele with endometriosis. A $50m donation aims to end the wait

Adele Taylor’s abdomen is a pin cushion of surgery scars. A world-first institute in Sydney is moving away from this one-size-fits-all treatment for endometriosis.

  • Kate Aubusson
Queenwood Senior Girls School year 9 students Evie Davis, Sonia Punter and Chloe Abbott attended a pelvic pain workshop yesterday at the school in Mosman. MARCH 21, 2025. Photo: Max Mason-Hubers

This program is helping girls stay in school, but NSW students are missing out

NSW is the only state that doesn’t fund endometriosis and pain workshops for public school students despite research revealing one in four girls miss classes due to period pain.

  • Emily Kaine and Angus Thomson
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care Ged Kearney

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.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
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Fi Macrae has been appointed co-chair of the Pain Inquiry Sub-Committee.

‘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.

  • Jewel Topsfield
Despite a lack of evidence, doctors are still recommending pregnancy as a treatment for endometriosis.

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.

  • Gina Rushton
Endometriosis is a condition in which tissues similar to those in the uterine lining grow outside the uterus.

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.

  • 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.

  • Joan Sauers

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