September 13, 2026 — 5:00am

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Thea Baker has a deep understanding of what women with long-term, undiagnosed pain endure.

Like hundreds of thousands of Australian women – one in seven by the age of 44-49 – she has lived with endometriosis, the condition that can cause so much pain many are sometimes crippled by it.

As a psychotherapist, she treats many patients living with “unending women’s pain” that has often been ignored, dismissed or belittled when they seek care.

“It’s exhausting even having to advocate for yourself all the time, to pitch…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU