News: endometriosis

Breaking down the barriers for endometriosis care

Research Tuesdays

This month’s Research Tuesdays public lecture will delve into the latest in accessible care for people with endometriosis.

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Specialist scanning needed to help endo patients

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A review of existing research shows there is a growing benefit to using specialist scanning to diagnose endometriosis.

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Examining the Wim Hof Method’s effect on endometriosis pain

A woman sits in a bath of ice while practising the Wim Hof Method.

The efficacy of the Wim Hof Method (WHM) in relation to endometriosis will be explored in a pilot trial at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide. 

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Patients told to get pregnant to treat endometriosis

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Research shows patients with endometriosis are being told to plan a pregnancy to help manage or treat the condition, despite a lack of evidence to show it reduces symptoms. The controversial advice has prompted calls to improve medical education about endometriosis.

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New endometriosis website delivers targeted resources to more than 800,000 ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogns

EndoZone

Often difficult to diagnose and certainly difficult to live with, it is estimated that endometriosis affects more than 800,000 ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogns, where cells like the lining of the uterus grow elsewhere causing symptoms such as period pain, pelvic pain, infertility and fatigue.

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Success for Adelaide-led medical research

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The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide has been awarded more than $8.8 million in research grants from the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) to support targeted research on new ways to address risk factors for chronic and complex diseases.

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