Endometriosis
“If you think something is wrong, it probably is. You need to go and demand that someone takes you seriously. Your health is all you have, and especially as a young woman who has reproductive pain, you need to take care of yourself.”
Resources
🇦🇺 Australian Organisations & Charities
Endometriosis Australia (endometriosisaustralia.org) — the peak national body; runs awareness, education, and research funding
Jean Hailes for Women's Health (jeanhailes.org.au) — excellent plain-language endo info, based in Melbourne
QENDO (qendo.org.au) — Queensland-based but nationally active; great patient resources and events
Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia (pelvicpain.org.au) — covers endo alongside related conditions like adenomyosis
💬 Support Groups & Communities
Endometriosis Australia Facebook Group — large, active Australian patient community
QENDO Support Groups — runs both in-person and online groups across Australia
Reddit: r/Endo — global but very active; useful for peer support and shared experiences (worth noting it's international
📚 Research & Further Reading
World Endometriosis Society (endometriosis.ca) — international research body, good for clinical guidance
Endometriosis.org — patient-accessible research summaries
The Lancet / BMJ Endo Collections — if your audience is engaged with research; link to their open-access endo topic pages
NPS MedicineWise / Healthdirect — Australian government-backed, evidence-based condition summaries