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3 days ago
4 min

Pelvic Pain is a protective response that can be changed.

"Pain is always real and your experience of pain should always be heard and respected."

5 days ago
1 min

ScienceAlert: How Common Treatments For Endometriosis Are Failing Those With Chronic Pain

Despite impacting one in 10 womxn of reproductive age worldwide, there's currently no known cause or cure, only lifelong management...

6 days ago
2 min

Kristel Dally : SA Ambassador

Kristel has been in a battle with endo for more than 10 years but was diagnosed just over 4 years ago and there have been multiple surgeries

Jul 27
2 min

Tanya Duckworth : Endo Champion

Tanya Duckworth is an artist and a neuroscientist based in Sydney, Australia.

Jul 25
7 min

Mine is just one story...

I thought nothing of the pain with my periods as I believed it to be normal and what every other girl was suffering too.

Jul 20
2 min

Mendo Champion : Nick Hardcastle

Nick is passionate about raising awareness for those living with, and affected by endometriosis. Endometriosis has had a huge impact on the

Jul 13
1 min

Christine Layton: WA Ambassador

Christine Layton is a wife, mother, broadcaster and newly minted ‘endo warrior.’ After a 20 year struggle with pelvic pain and excruciati...

Jul 11
3 min

Singing the Menstrual Blues...

Periods have always been a shameful secret. Tampon and panty liner ads are euphemistic, coy and confusing.

Jul 6
2 min

Sophia Bender : Endo Champion

Sophia currently works with The Australian Ballet as their Content Coordinator. At sixteen, she moved from Tasmania to Sydney to pursue ...

Jun 27
10 min

Is there a universal diet for Endometriosis?

If we were to answer this question simply the answer would be no. However there is nothing simple about endometriosis.

Jun 7
6 min

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 part of the battle is...

May 22
3 min

"I have my period."

Me: “I have my period.” Male colleague: “AGAIN?” Me: “Yes, it comes once a month.” Male colleague: “It feels like you have it every day.”

Mar 30
5 min

What is one small thing I can do today to take care of myself?

Don’t underestimate your resilience and skills to adapt to change that you have already developed in living with endometriosis.

Nov 30, 2019
4 min

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 endometriosis and how it ha...

Nov 7, 2019
4 min

My body is not my enemy and I am not “less than” or “broken” in any way.

The very first time I got my period I was terrified.

Oct 27, 2019
4 min

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 pain is difficult, b...

Oct 8, 2019
5 min

What role can complementary medicine play in managing endometriosis ?

Many women with endometriosis report that they find their pain and other symptoms, like fatigue or nausea, are still bothersome, even wit...

Oct 6, 2019
5 min

Talking Endometriosis: An Expert Panel

“Surgery is sexy. But you need a specialist that considers all complementary services. Surgery may be helpful, but it won’t solve all iss...

Aug 17, 2019
3 min

Fertility preservation for women with endometriosis - is there a role?

Roger Hart CREI, Professor of Reproductive Medicine, University of Western Australia & Medical Director of Fertility Specialists of Weste...

Aug 15, 2019
2 min

Raising Awareness

By Bridget Hustwaite After suffering period and abdominal pain for over 6 years, I was totally stoked to receive my diagnosis of stage fo...

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