Chelsea Gibbs and Grace Windsor
Key Points:
- Endometriosis affects one in every ten Australian women
- Lack of knowledge and support within this area is highlighted within collected data
- Morrison Government invests in $9.5 million dollar package for affected women
Endometriosis is an incurable disease in which the tissue that is similar to the lining of the womb grows outside it in other parts of the body. More than 830,000 (more than 10%) of Australian women suffer from endometriosis at some point in their life. What has been seen is the lack of knowledge and support within this area for women, the Morrison government recently recognising this with the initialisation of a $9.5 million dollar package.
The seriousness of this disease is seen with the short and long term impacts it can have on suffers. The symptoms may include; painful sexual intercourse, irregular periods, severe changes in bowel and urinal movements and in some serious cases infertility.
Endometriosis victim of 6 years (anonymous) explains the complications which she faces in everyday life
“I was surprised upon the way they treated me at first especially being women.”
Endometriosis victim
“I was having symptoms of endo and didn’t know what it was a first as there is restricted information on this disorder, I went to several women doctors who shrugged off my symptoms not linking it to the disorder. I was surprised upon the way they treated me at first especially being women.”
“I continue to struggle daily with this disease, the pain and more so the mental state it provokes. I hope with the aided funding younger girls we have earlier access to help and will be treated with more care”
The positive outlook is now in reach with the package allowing for further research, a potential cure on the horizon giving hope to many women.
Ingrid Rowland quotes sourced from – The University of Queensland Australia
