Endometriosis treatment in Australia isn’t perfect – but there’s a lot to celebrate | Jason Abbott

Over $80m in government funding has been generated - one of the greatest investments per capita in the world

When I started my PhD on excision surgery in endometriosis 25 years ago, the average time it took to diagnose endometriosis in Australia was more than 12 years. With greater awareness in the community - often led by the patients - this has reduced to about 6.5 years.

While this is still too long, we are definitely making progress thanks to well-organised patient organisations tirelessly lobbying government.