It is estimated that 11% of Australian women suffer from endometriosis at some point in their life, with the disease often starting as a teenager.
Endometriosis can be difficult to diagnose and treat, leaving many women with years of severe pain and unknown damage to their fertility. More research is desperately needed to understand this painful condition and help the thousands of women diagnosed each year.
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Endometriosis Support
Developing an innovative pain management program to help ease the pain experienced by women with endometriosis and take away the anxiety from their upcoming laparoscopy procedure.
Researcher
Dr Jane Chalmers is developing the ‘Pain Science Education’ program for women to better understand the neuro-biology of their pain before their laparoscopy.
Investigating how chronic pelvic pain develops in endometriosis to help identify new treatments for women to improve their pain and prevent devastating infertility issues.
Researcher
Jessica Maddern is analysing samples taken from endometriosis patients to determine the key pain signalling pathways, to then hopefully develop more effective treatments.
