Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a common 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 730,000 (more than 10%) of Australian women
suffer with endometriosis at some point in their life with the disease often starting in teenagers.
Symptoms are variable and this may contribute to the 7 to 12 year delay in diagnosis.
Common symptoms include pelvic pain that puts life on hold around or during a woman’s period.
It can damage fertility.
Whilst endometriosis most often affects the reproductive organs it is frequently found in the bowel
and bladder and has been found in muscle, joints, the lungs and the brain. In an Australian
government report, endometriosis is reported to cost Australian society $7.7 billion annually with two
thirds of these costs attributed to loss in productivity with the remainder,
approximately $2.5 billion being direct healthcare costs.
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