Despite growing awareness of the condition, many women wait years to be diagnosed with endometriosis. As campaigners fight for better treatment for those suffering the painful condition, research could lead to speedier diagnoses.
Marina Kyriakou says the Fight ENDO Foundation understands it is a difficult time to push for the elevation of surgery for endometriosis.
"Women with endometriosis face a dilemma: they must decide whether to go public and wait, or to go private and choose the surgeon but incur considerable out-of-pocket expenses," she said. "Most women or individuals affected by endometriosis will present [to a doctor] because they are having pain so, by definition, their conditions should no longer be a category-three or an elective admission, but it should actually be a category-two or a semi-urgent one," Endometriosis Australia medical director Anusch Yazdani said.
Internationally recognised women's reproductive health expert Caroline Gargett said delays in diagnosing endometriosis could allow the disease to progress.
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