Endometriosis hospital admissions jump 23% in Australian health system
Endometriosis hospitalisations jumped 23 percent over the past decade. In 2024-25, there were 24,700 admissions across Australia.
Endometriosis is a chronic condition. Tissue similar to the uterus lining grows outside the uterus.
This causes severe pelvic pain and, for some, fertility problems. Data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows the hospitalisation rate jumped 23 per cent over the past decade.
This is much more than the 5 per cent increase in hospital stays for all women. There were 24,700 hospitalisations in 2024-25.
More than nine in 10 involved a procedure. Seven in 10 admissions were in private hospitals.
For Canberra patients, getting care is harder. There are few local specialists, costs are high, and patients must often travel to other states.
The Health Care Consumers' Association called for action. It wants integrated public women's health services, more gynaecologists and physiotherapists, and better access to imaging tests.
- 23 percent over past decade
- Hospitalisation increase
- 24,700 across Australia
- Admissions 2024-25
- 5 percent
- General female hospitalisation increase
- More than 9 in 10
- Admissions with procedures
Why it mattersA condition causing severe pain and, for some, fertility problems is putting more women in hospital. Access to diagnosis and treatment is getting worse in Canberra.
AustraliaAustralian women with endometriosis are increasingly requiring hospital care, but access to specialists remains uneven, particularly in smaller cities like Canberra.
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