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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 endometriosis...
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...
Adenomyosis: A word too few people know
My name is Olivia-Jane Gaskell. I am a 41 year-old mum of two daughters, a wife to an amazing and very supportive husband...
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 right...
Endometriosis and FODMAPS
Endometriosis now affects approximately 1 in 9 women (1). This amounts to around 200 million women worldwide with...
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 had...
Endometriosis and the urinary tract
By Dr Michael Wynn-Williams - Endometriosis Australia's Clinical Advisory Committee Warning: Contains surgical imagery...
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Finding fortitude
I thought I was dying. I was on a family holiday, lying in our camper trailer bed with my mum and my little brother. I...
Speaking up about endo in 2018
“Can I call you an ambulance?” I shook my head, and looked up, trying to bring my sweaty focus from the tiled floor up...
Listen to your body – Sophie’s story
By Sophie Burns My name is Sophie Burns and I was diagnosed with endometriosis when I was 21 years old. When I was...
Surrogacy helped my dream come true
Prior to Australia’s annual surrogacy conference on 3-4 June, Sam Everingham looks at how one determined woman...
No parent wants to see their child in pain
By Holly's Mum No parent wants to see their child in pain. But pain, at times excruciating, goes hand in hand with a...
The importance of empowerment through knowledge about endometriosis
Endometriosis, I first heard that word one year and eight months ago at the ripe old age of 43, for that's when I had...
Our unpredictable health with Ellie Angel
Hello there, it’s Ellie Angel ambassador for Endometriosis Australia and MC for the Sydney EndoMarch high tea. As we...
My annual endo dash to the hospital
I was waiting to do a blog on Endometriosis for the worldwide day of awareness on Saturday March 19th but given my...
I want to end endo
In four years I’ve had four surgeries, three visits to the emergency department, hundreds of doctor visits and 10,000...
Tanya Duckworth: EndoChampion
Tanya Duckworth is an artist and a neuroscientist based in Sydney, Australia. Her current work as an artist spans...
Nick Hardcastle: MendoChampion
Nick is passionate about raising awareness for those living with, and affected by endometriosis. Endometriosis has had...
Christine Layton: WA Ambassador
Christine Layton has the privilege of speaking to a statewide audience three hours a day, five days a week on ABC...
Sophia Bender: EndoChampion
Sophia currently works with The Australian Ballet as their Content Coordinator. At sixteen, she moved from Tasmania to...
You are not your illness
Scrolling through Instagram the other day, I saw a post about how illness doesn’t define you as an individual. That...
Power over endo
It is a beautiful day in Melbourne and as I sit here welcoming the winter sun I reflect on my experience with...
Talking endometriosis: An expert panel
“Surgery is sexy. But you need a specialist that considers all complementary services. Surgery may be helpful, but it...
Sophie Monk shares her lifelong battle with endo with EA Ambassador Mel Greig
I was saddened and shocked to see this week that Sophie Monk had been diagnosed with Endometriosis at the age of 38,...
EndoChampion – Next stop Miss Universe Australia
By Tasha Ross Endometriosis has affected my life greatly. They say that it takes on average 7 years to diagnose and I...
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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.