The federal government will commit $58 million to help treat the condition that affects one in nine women, including specialised treatment centres and education.
Specialised women’s pain clinics with experts from gynaecologists to pelvic physiotherapists, dieticians and endometriosis nurses will be built in every state and territory through a $58 million budget commitment to help treat endometriosis.
“I have seen firsthand with Jen just how debilitating endometriosis can be for women, the mental and physical toll it takes and it’s so important we continue to fund new services and treatments for the hundreds of thousands of women who suffer from endometriosis,” he said. . The condition is caused when the same type of tissue that normally lines the uterus grows in other parts of the body, often causing pain and heavy bleeding. In some women, it can lead to infertility.
The $25.2 million for MRI scanning will provide Medicare-subsidised imaging to women with severe endometriosis and other conditions that affect fertility, including polycystic ovaries, sarcomas and fibroids.