by Endo Australia Digital | Mar 7, 2018 | Endo news and media, Endo stories
At the age of 31, after battling years of acute and intense pain, Lena Dunham made the decision to get a full hysterectomy. In a piece for this month’s Vogue, she outlines how she got to a point where removing her uterus was a viable and necessary option to ease the...
by Endo Australia Digital | Feb 22, 2018 | Endo support
By Ash Ricardo For the past 10 years I have dealt with chronic abdominal pain that was diagnosed by various specialists as everything from IBS to anxiety. But after thousands of dollars spent on consultations and scans and numerous treatment plans later, nothing...
by Endo Australia Digital | Dec 21, 2017 | Endo stories
By Sophie Burns My name is Sophie Burns and I was diagnosed with endometriosis when I was 21 years old. When I was diagnosed I was extremely uneducated about Endo, I had never even heard of it and by sharing my story I want to help other women learn from my mistakes....
by Endo Australia Digital | Dec 6, 2017 | Endo events, Endo news and media
In our community, 1 in 10 women will have endometriosis. This is a startling figure that shows the level of impact on our population. Think of 10 women that you know and chances are 1 of these women will have endometriosis. It not only affects these women but their...
by Endo Australia Digital | Nov 13, 2017 | Endo support
By Mackenzie Ravn I will never forget the day a doctor finally ‘kind of’ listened to my pain. And I say ‘kind of’ because I still don’t believe he fully understood. I was 19 and following years of trying to convince doctors something was wrong, I had hit breaking...