3 episodes
About Endometriosis SBS Audio
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- Health & Fitness
While many of us have heard of endometriosis, few people know much about this disease that impacts roughly ten per cent of all women. Endometriosis can be a stubborn, frustrating and painful chronic condition with a wide variety of symptoms. It can have severe impacts on health and wellbeing. But taboos and a lack of general awareness about the condition, can lead to delayed diagnosis for sufferers and ineffective treatments. This three part series explains what endometriosis is, how it is diagnosed, and how to live with the disease. Series produced by Marianne Murat.
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So common and yet unknown. What is endometriosis?
Endometriosis can have severe impacts on a person’s health and wellbeing, with a wide variety of symptoms. So what is actually happening in the body when someone has endometriosis? In this first episode of a three-part series, medical experts explain what endometriosis is, its symptoms and their consequences.
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The long and difficult path to diagnose endometriosis
Despite impacting over 190 million women worldwide, endometriosis is poorly understood and under-diagnosed. It takes an average of 7.5 years for someone to get a diagnosis. In this second episode, we explain why endometriosis is so hard to diagnose. Even the experts don’t know what causes it.
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How to live with endometriosis
While many of us have heard of endometriosis, much is still unknown and misunderstood about this disease that impacts more than 830,000 Australian women. Many sufferers face a long path to getting diagnosed and receiving treatment. At present, there is no known cure. In this final episode of a three-part series, hear how a patient’s quality of life can be improved through a multidisciplinary approach to treatment.