Endometriosis poses substantial burden on Australia’s health system: University of Queensland researchers have conducted the first longitudinal study on the impact of endometriosis on Australia’s healthcare system, finding the disease is a significant cause of hospitalisation. Dr Dereje Gete from UQ’s School of Public Health led a team that analysed the association between endometriosis and […]
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Missing the signs of endometriosis: Some cases of endometriosis in Australia are taking up to eight years to diagnose, according to new research published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). Endometriosis is a progressive, chronic condition where tissue that lines the uterus (the endometrium) grows in other parts of the body. This most commonly occurs […]
Women with undiagnosed endometriosis will have difficulty falling pregnant without IVF, according to a University of Queensland study. UQ School of Public Health researcher, Dr Katrina Moss, said women whose endometriosis went undiagnosed until after they began fertility treatment ended up doing more cycles, used treatments that aren’t recommended, and were less likely to have […]