Understanding Endometriosis

Expert Speakers:

• Professor Louise Hull, Gynaecologist and Fertility Subspecialist (CREI & FRANZCOG), Founder of the Endometriosis Group, University of Adelaide, and Embrace Fertility IVF (SA)

• A/Prof Erin Nesbitt-Hawes, Conjoint Associate Professor, UNSW, Director of Benign Gynaecology, Royal Hospital for Women (NSW)

• Dr Michelle O’Shea, Senior Lecturer and interdisciplinary gender equity scholar, School of Business, Western Sydney University (NSW)

Moderator:

• Dr Sadhbh Joyce, Senior Psychologist, Co-Founder of Mindarma, Meditation Teacher, Nature-based Therapy Practitioner, External Fellow, Black Dog Institute/UNSW Medicine, MAPS (NSW)

Resources 

Endometriosis Australia

EndoZone

QENDO

The Pink Elephants Support Network

EndoThrive Workplace Accreditation Program

Black Dog Institute Online Clinic

Beyond Blue

Endothrive Workplace Accreditation Program  

What is Endometriosis? (Factsheet): 

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Endometriosis Summary (2025)

Research

Endometriosis, wellbeing and quality of life

Shyamsunder, Ng, Niekerk, Nesbitt-Hawes et at., (2024)12213 Quality of Life Changes for Endometriosis Patients from the Australian National Endometriosis Clinical and Scientific Trials Registry 

Nguyen, McCormack, Deans, Nesbitt-Hawes et al., (2024) A Prospective Study of Bladder Function Following Endometriosis Surgery With Up to Eight Years Follow-Up 

Rush, G., Misajon, R. A., Hunter, J. A., Gardner, J., & O’Brien, K. S. (2019). The relationship between endometriosis-related pelvic pain and symptom frequency, and subjective wellbeing. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 17(1), 123.

Endometriosis and mental health  

 Armour et al., (2019). Self-management strategies amongst Australian women with endometriosis: A national online survey. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 19, Article 17. 

Delanerolle et al., (2021). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the Endometriosis and Mental-Health Sequelae; The ELEMI Project. Women’s Health Volume 17: 1–16. 

Dowding et al., (2024). Psychological therapy engagement among Australian women with endometriosis: A mixed-methods study. British Journal of Health Psychology. 29; 644 – 661. 

Endometriosis and the Workplace

Eitze, S., & Reinhardt, A. (2025). Keep period pain a secret? Expanding the theory of planned behavior with endometriosis knowledge and menstrual stigma to explain women’s intentions to talk about menstrual discomfort. Health Psychology. Advance online publication. 

Howe, D., O’Shea, M., Duffy, S., & Armour, M. (2025). From insight into action: Understanding how employer perspectives shape endometriosis-inclusive workplace policies. Healthcare, 13(8), 930.  

Howe, C., O’Shea, E., Duffy, S., & Armour, M. (2024). “Suck it up and push through”: Endometriosis and its effects on workplace absenteeism and presenteeism—Disrupting inequality regimes. Unpublished manuscript. 

Armour et al., (2022). Endometriosis and the workplace: Lessons from Australia’s response to COVID‐19. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 62(1), 164 -167.  

Endometriosis Research Infographic (Endometriosis Australia) 

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The views expressed in this webinar are solely that of the panellists and do not necessarily reflect the views of Mindarma or the Black Dog Institute.