Last week, endometriosis was on Lip’s radar, as pharmaceutical giant Bayer refuses to supply more than half a million Australian women suffering from the crippling disease with valuable pain medication. Endometriosis affects up to 10% of women worldwide and is defined mostly by intense pelvic pain. Twenty-three-year-old Sylvia Freedman, the woman behind the push for…
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As feminists, we believe women should have choices. We believe nothing should stand in the way of a woman living life as best she can. For the half a million Australian women diagnosed with the debilitating disease endometriosis, their autonomy is currently being compromised by pharmaceutical company Bayer. Bayer is considering bringing the drug…
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Since ancient society, gender bias and inequity have long undermined women’s healthcare. Historically, the female reproductive tract has been framed as a source of physiological and psychological disorders in women; this is perhaps best underscored by the very origin of the word hysteria. Rooted in Greek “hystera” (uterus), the womb became identified very early on…
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