‘Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain’ is a ‘must read’ book for anyone whose life is influenced by endometriosis.

To order your copy of ‘Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain’ by Dr. Susan Evans, simply download an order form and return it to QENDO with your payment details.

About The Book

Even if endometriosis is common, that doesn’t make it simple. It’s hard being a woman with endometriosis.

Illness is much easier to explain when everyone can see the problem (like a broken leg), when it will reliably get better over time (like the ‘flu) or it affects men too (like asthma or diabetes).

You may find it difficult or embarrassing to explain to your friends or workmates that you have a ‘woman’s problem’ that just isn’t getting better.

Your family and friends care for you and want you to be well, but may feel frustrated and powerless to help a pain they don’t understand.

This book is for women just like you. To explain your pain, help you manage your pain and live well. It is also for your family so they can understand. There is so much you can do, both with your doctor and for yourself, to become well again. Some women with endometriosis have period pain but others have pain on most days. The pain may have started as bad period pain, but at some stage things changed. Now there may be sharp or stabbing pains, bladder or bowel troubles, pain with intercourse, bloating, a depressed mood, headaches or pain when you move. These are part of the ‘bigger picture of endometriosis’. The best treatment usually involves a mix of surgery, special medications, diet and lifestyle changes.

But won’t all my pain go a way if I have an operation, or even a hysterectomy?

It is true that for many women, excellent surgery through a telescope (called a laparoscope) can remove all the endometriosis, and make a big difference to their pain. It is an important part of modern endometriosis treatment. However there are many pains you can’t see at a laparoscopy. Surgery won’t help pain from the bladder, pelvic muscles, migraines, sharp pains, or most bowel problems. We can help you with all aspects of your pain.

This book fills in the gaps. It explains about surgery, but also covers those other problems that women with endometriosis suffer. We want you to be as well as possible

Susan Evans
Deborah Bush

About The Authors

Dr. Susan Evans

Dr Evans studied medicine at the University of Tasmania, and completed her specialist training in Adelaide in 1996. Since then she has worked as a laparoscopic surgeon specialising in the management of endometriosis and pelvic pain. The first edition of ‘Endometriosis and pelvic pain’ was published in 2005 and the updated second edition was published in 2009. Dr Evans believes that to truly treat a woman’s pelvic pain requires an individualised approach, which aims to manage as many of her problems as possible. Her practice is the Adelaide branch of Endometriosis Care Centres of Australia.

Deborah Bush QSM

Ms Bush is Chief Executive Officer of Endometriosis New Zealand, an organisation at the forefront of internationally recognised endometriosis services and programmes.

She runs education and counselling clinics throughout New Zealand understanding the impact and burden endometriosis imposes on the individual and families.

In 1997, she personally developed and now manages the menstrual education programme for schools known as ‘me’. www.me.school.nz

Both authors use a multi-disciplinary holistic approach to help women with endometriosis live well, despite their disease. They are actively involved in endometriosis education to audiences ranging from gynaecologists, general practitioners, medical students, the general public and senior students in schools, in Australia/New Zealand and overseas.