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Gender-Affirming Endometriosis Care
Gender-Affirming Endometriosis Care: Insights with Dr. Maddalena Giacomozzi Endometriosis is often described as a “women’s...
Endometriosis Out‑of‑Pocket Costs and Barriers to Care
$870 in Six Weeks: The Hidden Cost of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Last week, journalist Ima Caldwell published her...
Transgender Awareness Week: Max Jahufer
Transgender Awareness Week: Max Jahufer on Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Transgender Awareness Week is a time to amplify...
New Endometriosis Clinics in Australia
Locations for 11 new Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Clinics announced The Federal Government has announced the locations of...
Age and Endometriosis with Dr Lydia Coxon
Age and Endometriosis: Understanding Flares Across the Lifespan Endometriosis is a chronic condition that affects millions...
Endometriosis Australia’s statement on Victorian Women’s Pain Inquiry
Women’s Pain Inquiry: A Turning Point for Endometriosis and Female Health Endometriosis Australia welcomes the findings of...
Study finds significant increase in endometriosis diagnoses and GP Referrals
Study Reveals Significant Increase in Endometriosis Diagnoses in Australian Women A new study has found the number of...
World Mental Health Day
Shining a Light on Endometriosis and Mental Health Mental health is just as important as physical health. For the more...
EndoThrive Workplace Accreditation Program launches
EndoThrive Workplace Accreditation empowers businesses to build inclusive workplaces for nearly 1 million Australians with...
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Cannabidiol (CBD) and endo: What we know
What is Cannabidiol (CBD)? Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of over 140 different cannabinoids found within the cannabis...
Overactive pelvic floor muscles in endometriosis
Written by the Endometriosis Australia Clinical Advisory Committee Somewhere in your endo journey you may have been...
Pelvic pain is a protective response that can be changed
Written by the Endometriosis Australia Clinical Advisory Committee Pain is a complex phenomenon! Researchers are...
Is there a universal diet for endometriosis?
by Tracy Gaibisso MRMed, GradCertWellness, AdvDipNat MATMS Member of Endometriosis Australia's Clinical Advisory...
What is one small thing I can do today to take care of myself?
Written by the Endometriosis Australia Clinical Advisory Committee My role as a clinical psychologist and researcher...
Move to improve – The benefit of exercise for endometriosis
Endometriosis is a complex condition, with pain as one of its main symptoms. The treatment of both endometriosis and...
What role can complementary medicine play in managing endometriosis?
Written by Dr Mike Armour Many women with endometriosis report that they find their pain and other symptoms, like...
Fertility preservation for women with endometriosis
Roger Hart CREI, Professor of Reproductive Medicine, University of Western Australia & Medical Director of...
The best self-care strategies for endometriosis
By Dr Mike Armour - Research Fellow in Women’s Health, NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University...
International Nurses Day
International Nurses Day: Honouring the Nurses Changing the Endometriosis Story in Australia Nurses are often at the...
Endometriosis Research Funding and Contributions
7th April 2025MEDIA STATEMENT Endometriosis Australia Clarifies Research Funding and Contributions Endometriosis...
Tasmanian Government $1.2 million funding for endometriosis care 2025
31st March 2025MEDIA STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ENDOMETRIOSIS AUSTRALIA WELCOMES TASMANIAN GOVERNMENT'S $1.2...
Endometriosis Budget 2025 Australia: Boost for Women’s Health
MEDIA STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26 MARCH 2025 Endometriosis Australia today welcomed the Federal Government's...
South Australian Endometriosis Report: EA Calls for National Action
MEDIA STATEMENTFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE23 February 2025 ENDOMETRIOSIS AUSTRALIA WELCOMES LANDMARK SOUTH AUSTRALIAN...
New PBS Listings for Affordable Access to Treatment
16th March 2025 MEDIA STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Endometriosis Australia is committed to improving the lives of...
Response to Comments About Endometriosis by Marty Sheargold
MEDIA STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 27 February 2025 Endometriosis Australia is deeply disappointed by a recent...
Media Statement: From Endometriosis Australia Board Chair Regarding Federal Government’s Women’s Health Package
Statement from Endometriosis Australia Board Chair Regarding Federal Government’s Women’s Health Package
Endometriosis and Persistent Pelvic Pain: A Thoughtful Response
At Endometriosis Australia, we are encouraged by the recent letter to the editor published in the Australian and New...
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Why is it so difficult to get an endometriosis diagnosis?
In Australia, people with period pain or other gynaecological symptoms can wait on average of 6.4 years before their...
Why are endometriosis advocates calling for the national guidelines to change?
On Mornings with Cathie Schnitzerling ABC Queensland, 24th May 2022 (Listen Here) Cathie Schitzerling 0:02 You've...
Things I wish you knew about endo
Over the last couple of months, I’ve happened to attend a higher than average number of medical appointments. Nothing...
Endo myth busting
I’ve been pretty consistently seeking out information about endometriosis since my diagnosis a few years ago. I’ve...
Why calming down the nervous system can help endometriosis
Endometriosis-related pain levels are not always related to the extent of endometrial lesions. For many people, pain...
An invisible disease becomes a silent epidemic in the workplace
Endometriosis is a common disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows in other parts of the body....
The A-Z of physiotherapy treatments in endometriosis
Often those with endometriosis find their pelvic floor muscles and nervous system become sensitive which increases...
Endometriosis and the microbiome
The human microbiome project (HMP) was first discussed in 2007 where it described humans as “Supra-organisms,” – a...
The cost of endometriosis
This week my rechargeable heat pack, otherwise known as my trusty sidekick, broke. I Immediately rushed out to...
The Gen X endo experience: What it’s like to live for 24 years undiagnosed
The passionate, resilient and endearing Pru Gibson from Kiama NSW, shares her experience of navigating life with a...
Notes from a nurse: How the healthcare system has failed EndoWarriors, and how we can do better
Chloe Timmer is a 31 year old registered nurse who has worked in the field for 5 years. She has experienced...
Why working from home works for me (and my endo)
I was an early adopter of working from home. Almost a year before the government mandated lockdowns, the scramble to...
Misdiagnosis, Stage 4 Endo and an Ileostomy: Sally Power’s endo journey
Sally Power shares her experience living with misdiagnosed stage 4 endometriosis; hoping to spread awareness to the...
Endo in The Alice
Kate Muir was 15 years old when she realised something wasn’t quite right. With heavy periods and clotting, her period...
When carrots won’t cut it
I’ve seen quite a number of doctors in my time. There was a stage where I seemed to be collecting ‘ologists’ left...
Introducing Erin Barnett: Endometriosis Australia Ambassador
It’s Endometriosis Australia Ambassador Erin Barnett’s goal to educate the world about endometriosis. The 25-year-old...
200 million people have endo
A couple of weeks ago I had one of the most brutal periods I’ve ever experienced. The pain, coupled with bouts of...
Fight like an EndoWarrior – Monique Mercy
I did not know how to correctly pronounce endometriosis when I was diagnosed with it in 'the year like no other',...
Introducing Erin Barnett: Endometriosis Australia Ambassador
It’s Endometriosis Australia Ambassador Erin Barnett’s goal to educate the world about endometriosis. The 25-year-old...
200 million people have endo
A couple of weeks ago I had one of the most brutal periods I’ve ever experienced. The pain, coupled with bouts of...
Introducing Hoda Hannaway: Endometriosis Australia Ambassador
Hoda Hannaway is a Sydney-based cooking enthusiast, media personality, and ex-MasterChef Australia Contestant (2018,...
Introducing Kate Anderson – Endometriosis Australia Ambassador
Kate is a fashion designer originally from Adelaide. The former Head Designer of Finders Keepers The Label now resides...
H is for Hope
Over the past few years we have heard and seen much more discussion about the silent disease affecting individuals and...
Introducing Mackenzie Coonan: EndoChampion
Mackenzie Coonan is a journalist for 7 News in Brisbane, Queensland. Now twenty-seven, Mackenzie has been battling...
Introducing Fiona Stevens: EA Ambassador
Fiona is a lifelong Poet, Creative Collaborator, Wellbeing Australia Professional Member and Blue Mind Health...
Introducing Tash Hammond: EndoChampion
Natasha Hammond, who recently celebrated her twenty first birthday, lives in Port Lincoln, South Australia. A country...
Introducing Olivia Hicks: EA Ambassador
I’m Olivia Hicks, a Hobart based journalist and newsreader. I graduated from the University of Tasmania in 2011 and...
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About Us
Endometriosis Australia is a nationally accredited charity that endeavours to increase recognition of endometriosis, provides endometriosis education programs, and provides funding for endometriosis research.