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Endometriosis: Considering surgery?Up to 10 per cent of Australian women have endometriosis. Since it was first identified in the second half of the 19th century, doctors have been treating it surgically. But how effective is this treatment?
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$6.6 million in research grants securedThe Women’s researchers will share in more than $6.6 million in fellowship grants and Centre for Research Excellence grants after a highly successful National Health and Medical Research Centre grant round.
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Young people don’t understand the impact of age when planning a familyMost students underestimate how much age affects the chance of having a baby, according to new research published today.
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Research head welcomes endometriosis planThe Women’s Director of Research has welcomed the Federal Government’s National Action Plan on Endometriosis as an important first step towards finding new treatments for the one in 10 women with the condition.
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Trial targets male partners in common bacterial infectionResearchers believe a common bacterial infection currently affecting around a million women in Australian, could in fact be a sexually transmitted infection (STI).
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Endometriosis linked to BMI, study findsNew research from the Women's has shown that women with a healthy BMI were more likely to experience endometriosis, however, obese women were at higher risk of severe forms of the disease.
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Draft National Endometriosis Plan welcomedThe Women’s welcomes the release of the Federal Government’s Draft National Action Plan for Endometriosis. Research Director Prof Peter Rogers has been advising on what needs to be in the plan.
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Procedure prevents preterm labour and miscarriageA new surgical procedure has been found to significantly increase the likelihood of women with cervical problems giving birth to a healthy baby.
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Women going to extreme lengths to stop the painYoung women are undergoing radical treatments including hysterectomies and taking medication to induce menopause in a bid to stop debilitating pain caused by endometriosis.
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High-risk women choosing surgery to prevent cancerThe Women’s has experienced more than a five-fold increase in the numbers of healthy women with a family link to cancer, choosing surgery to remove their reproductive organs in order to prevent ovarian cancer.
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