"It's completely changed my life": endometriosis patients hail new subsidised treatment

01/12/2024 4 min
"It's completely changed my life": endometriosis patients hail new subsidised treatment

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Episode Synopsis

Endometriosis affects one in every seven women. It's a disease causing tissue similar to uterus lining to grow in other parts of the body, often resulting in symptoms like period pain, heavy menstrual bleeding, fatigue, pain during sex and reduced fertility. Australian women will now have access to cheaper medicine to treat the condition, after the federal government listed a treatment on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

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