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Patients with 'debilitating' pain from endometriosis facing surgery waitlists of several years in Canberra's public system

By ABC NEWS (Australia)

Published : Nov. 18, 2024 - 09:11

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Endometriosis patients often wait years for a diagnosis, but for many, that's not the end of the waiting. Surgery such as a laparoscopy can offer relief from the often-debilitating pain of the condition. However, wait times in Canberra's public system are blowing out, leaving many faced the option of forking out to go privately or simply languishing on waitlists with no end in sight.