by Endo Australia Digital | Feb 28, 2016 | Endo stories
I was waiting to do a blog on endometriosis for the worldwide day of awareness on Saturday March 19th but given my weekend consisted of a mad dash to the emergency room, I’m bringing my rant forward. Saturday morning I felt an endo flare up coming on, this normally...
by Endo Australia Digital | Feb 14, 2016 | Endo medical, Endo research and education
By Professor Jason Abbott – Medical Director, Endometriosis Australia During the week, CNN posted a story on Lena Dunham whose own battle with endometriosis and its impact on her career shone the media spotlight on her personal plight and the monster that is...
by Endo Australia Digital | Jan 19, 2016 | Endo research and education
As an endometriosis researcher, I’m fascinated by the aetiology (the study of origins or causes) of the disease – in particular, the formation of lesions. In essence, my work aims to answer the question: How do endometriosis lesions originate and develop, and...
by Endo Australia Digital | Dec 21, 2015 | Endo events
The Worldwide EndoMarch, previously called the Million Women March for Endometriosis, is an international campaign aimed at raising awareness of endometriosis, a disease that affects 1 in 10 women, approximately 176 million women and girls worldwide. Held on the same...
by Endo Australia Digital | Dec 18, 2015 | Endo stories
In four years I’ve had four surgeries, three visits to the emergency department, hundreds of doctor visits and 10,000 tears! I’m 30 and have endometriosis and adenomyosis. When I was 15 I got my first period. I vividly remember getting it and thinking ‘oh shit, Mrs...
