Considering surgery for endometriosis? Here's what you need to know
- Written by Martin Healey, Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne
Women with endometriosis need evidence-based information to make informed choices about their treatment.Timothy Paul Smith
Between 1% and 10% of Australian women have endometriosis, a condition where the tissue that normally lines the uterus, the endometrium, grows outside the womb.
These days, incisions for endometriosis surgery are small.Medical...Read more: Considering surgery for endometriosis? Here's what you need to know

