The "The Endo Community Is Fucked!!!" Extravaganza

A lot has been happening in the endo community in Australia. We discuss it all. Please send help.

Show notes:

The since retracted but very real study rating how hot men think women with endo are!!!! (This was peer reviewed and published in a real journal in 2013!!! and not retracted until 2020!!!!!)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22985951/

guardian article about said article: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/aug/05/disgusting-study-rating-attractiveness-of-women-with-endometriosis-retracted-by-medical-journal#:~:text=The study's conclusion was%3A “Women,age at first sexual intercourse.

@endogram’s post on Lupron/Zoladex https://www.instagram.com/p/CbWdz4sP7ay/

@endoarticle’s post “What’s Going on With Endometriosis in Australia?”

https://www.instagram.com/p/CbW4_07PTy6/

@endoarticles’s post “What’s Wrong With The Clinical Guidelines For Endometriosis?”

https://www.instagram.com/p/CbbJkY6v2FW

Endometriosis Australia’s “We’re Listening” post (are they tho????)

https://www.instagram.com/p/CbbPHNgvg1X/

EndoActive’s post about the $58 mill for endo (where they express personal offence that patients are unhappy with the outdated and incorrect guidelines that they approved)

https://www.instagram.com/p/CbgIuzLBMCu/

The ACE guidelines

https://ranzcog.edu.au/RANZCOG_SITE/media/RANZCOG-MEDIA/Women's Health/Statement and guidelines/Clinical - Gynaecology/Endometriosis-clinical-practice-guideline.pdf?ext=.pdf

National Action Plan for Endometriosis

https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/national-action-plan-for-endometriosis.pdf