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Blood loss, pain and iron deficiency – My endometriosis period reality
My period has never resembled those period product ads that used to be on the TV. You know the ones where the smiling girl...
Endometriosis-related fatigue
One major symptom of endometriosis that is often overlooked and under-appreciated is fatigue. Endometriosis-related...
Pregnancy and endometriosis
For many women with endometriosis, the potential effect of the disease on their fertility is a concern. Reassuringly, the...
EndoWarrior story: Charlotte Dallison
I first felt the symptoms of endometriosis as a young teen, with periods so heavy I was having to change my tampon every...
Endometriosis of the diaphragm and the chest
Warning: This post contains surgical imagery that some may find graphic. Endometriosis is the presence of tissue similar...
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 chronic...
The pain of endo
A couple of weeks ago I participated in an online survey as part of Macquarie University’s research project titled The...
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...
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Endometriosis in a country town
My first impressions of the Gynaecologist my GP sent me to weren’t really that great, living in a small country town...
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...
Lena Dunham’s full hysterectomy
At the age of 31, after battling years of acute and intense pain, Lena Dunham made the decision to get a full...
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...
Tash Hammond – EndoChampion
By Tash Hammond My name's Tash Hammond. I live in Port Lincoln, South Australia. A country town on the West Coast. I...
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...
Honey: Sophie Monk shares her lifelong battle with endometriosis…
I was saddened and shocked to see this week that Sophie Monk had been diagnosed with endometriosis at the age of 38....
Perth Now: Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins opens up about the agony of endometriosis
As a dancer, Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins knows how to “handle pain well”. But nothing, she says, could have prepared...
Daily Mail Aus: Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins
The Wiggles star Emma Watkins has had a well publicised battle with endometriosis over the years. And now the...
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...
EndoChampion Naomi Reeves
Naomi Reeves is a corporate receptionist and lives in Lake Macquarie, NSW. She is married with one son. Now 50, she...
Endometriosis Australia Ambassador – Ash Ricardo
By Ash Ricardo For the past 10 years I have dealt with chronic abdominal pain that was diagnosed by various...
EndoChampion Mackenzie Ravn
By Mackenzie Ravn I will never forget the day a doctor finally ‘kind of’ listened to my pain. And I say ‘kind of’...
PJ Madam – Endometriosis Australia Ambassador
By PJ Madam I almost fell over when I first heard of Endometriosis Australia. It was being discussed on breakfast...
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Endometriosis Australia is a nationally accredited charity that endeavours to increase recognition of endometriosis, provides endometriosis education programs, and provides funding for endometriosis research.