Endometriosis is a condition that affects up to 1 in 10 women and girls. The most common symptom of endometriosis is pelvic pain, which can be severe. Other symptoms include bowel problems, painful intercourse, sub-fertility or infertility, and abnormal menstrual bleeding.

Delayed diagnosis is a significant problem for those with endometriosis and leads to delays in appropriate management.

This publication aims to improve the diagnosis and management of endometriosis in New Zealand in primary and secondary health care through:

• early recognition of symptoms suspicious of endometriosis

• empowering primary health care practitioners to make a suspected diagnosis and commence management

• an appropriately trained, multidisciplinary workforce in secondary and tertiary care

• improved equity of access and health outcomes for patients.

While not a formal clinical guideline, it provides a consensus view of best-practice principles.

It was developed by a taskforce of representatives from the Ministry of Health, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG), the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP), the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (FPMANZCA), Endometriosis New Zealand and those who live with endometriosis.

www.health.govt.nz

Endometriosis New Zealand represents the tens of thousands of people with endometriosis and persistent pelvic pain in New Zealand, their whānau and they work with those who treat the condition.

nzendo.org.nz

Insight Endometriosis is a charity that supports people in New Zealand to make their own decisions about the treatment and management of their endometriosis. They offer free education appointments and organise meet-ups for people to be supported and feel connected through their endometriosis journey. Free evidence-based information is available on our website and through our downloadable information sheets and factsheets. 

insightendometriosis.org.nz

Endometriosis.org is the global platform which links all stake holders in endometriosis - one of the most common causes of pelvic pain and infertility in women. They provide evidence based information and news about endometriosis.

endometriosis.org

WES advances evidence-based standards and innovations for education, advocacy, clinical care, and research in endometriosis and adenomyosis, in collaboration with its stakeholders and global partners to improve the lives of those affected and their families.

endometriosis.ca

bpacnz advocates for best practice in healthcare treatments and investigations across a wide range of health service delivery areas, and we are recognised nationally and internationally for our expertise and innovation.

bpac.org.nz

Established in 1988, QENDO advocates for those affected by endometriosis and other pelvic health related conditions. Their work assists in advising and advocating for improved services and quality of life for our members. They support anyone affected by endometriosis, adenomyosis, PCOS, infertility or pelvic pain, by offering them the tools, services and programs to understand and take control of their health.

qendo.org.au

Charting a better path to better Endometriosis care. Supporting you to understand the disease, advocate for your health, and get the best possible treatment. Find information about specific topics by searching their online library of endometriosis education resources.

nancysnookendo.com

EndoActive’s mission is Awareness, Information and Advocacy for women and girls living with Endometriosis (Endo). They aim to promote early intervention and more informed treatment of Endo, a disease affecting 1 in 10 women. They’re an independent, Not For Profit Health Promotion Charity, founded in September 2014 by mother and daughter Lesley & Syl Freedman.

endoactive.org.au

While periods are talked about more than ever, there hasn’t been a transformative change in the way society accepts menstruation or supports and empowers people who get periods.

The Period Place is here to change that.

At The Period Place, they encourage stigma-crushing conversations, facilitate safe and inclusive period education and distribute thousands of disposable and reusable period products around Aotearoa (New Zealand) to those who need them.

www.theperiodplace.co.nz

Periods aren't just an annoyance for New Zealand menstruaters, it's also affecting their education. Students have been missing school and make-shifting items out of telephone books, toilet paper and rags because the cost of period products is just too high. Even when families do prioritise these items the outcome can still detrimental. When you're living on $10 a day, a $6 packet of pads can reduce the ability to purchase healthy and fresh food that is conducive to concentration and learning.

Dignity provides free period products through our two impact initiatives. ‘Buy-one, Give-one’ partnerships for business and Gifting initiatives for the benefit of kiwi workplaces, youth and community groups.

They want to share, advocate and lobby agencies to become:

• Aware of period poverty and the impact upon people

• Pledge to fund period products in all schools to all without access providing them dignity and support for their education.

www.dignitynz.com

Nature is no place for chemicals or single-use disposables and neither is your nether region.

A menstrual cup is a great choice for you, and a great choice for the planet. But to make it ever better, we really thought inside the box, like, got riiiight up in there, to ensure we created something that would no longer leave our fannies feeling fatigued.

Designed & engineered by vagina owners, for vagina owners.

www.coralcone.com

Indigenous owned by founders Michele and Kylie.

For many of us, how we talk about our own period and what we learned when that day came, is so very different to how it was spoken about by our Tipuna (ancestors). As mothers to daughters, we wanted to advocate for, break down the barriers, and unpack the stigma around periods that we have all faced. To create a more empowering, more sustainable, and a more beautiful future.

AWWA is derived from the Māori word 'awa' meaning river or flow. Māori referred to their period as te awa atua - the divine river, and this is the foundation our our brand. AWWA offers a world where every person can feel divine and empowered during their period.

awwaperiodcare.com