Call for specialist endometriosis education in NSW public high schools.

Our Clinical Educators join in on the EndoZone podcast to talk about the release of the research paper ‘Prevalence and Impact of Period and Pelvic Pain in Australian Adolescents: The PPEP Talk Schools Program’.

This program is helping girls stay in school, but NSW students are missing out!

NSW doesn’t fund the program in public schools. Creating a disparity in health education access.

Read the article published in The Sydney Morning Herald 23 March 2025 in consultation with our Clinical Educator Polly Levinson.

We apologise that the article is behind a paywall.

Partyline - Transforming rural health one conversation at a time.

The data from Tasmania is clear: education changes health outcomes. But to create lasting change, PPEP Talk® must reach even more rural schools and public education sectors. Expanding the program’s reach is critical to ensure all young people, regardless of background, have the knowledge and resources they need to live with less pain.

PPFA Clinical Educators, Nicola and Kate, joined Live & Learn Podcast to talk about our high school education program PPEP Talk® (Periods, Pain and Endometriosis Program)

Listen as they discuss school absences, delayed diagnoses, and the stigma around pain, and share how the PPEP Talk® program helps students understand their bodies, manage pain, and stay engaged with learning.

The South Australian Government has released the Final Report of the Select Committee on Endometriosis. The Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia were proud to contribute to this landmark report.

Prevalence and Impact of Period and Pelvic Pain in Australian Adolescents: The PPEP Talk Schools Program

The world’s most comprehensive study on period pain in teens has been published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.  

Over 120,000 teens in Australian schools have received the Periods, Pain and Endometriosis Program (PPEP) Talk®. A retrospective study of over 13,000 of those students, assigned female at birth (AFAB), between the ages of 15 – 18, revealed that 53% of students experience regular severe period pain.

Polly Levinson speaks to the New England Times about visiting the areas for the third year in a row, and how the program is breaking down stigma.

Perspectives & Conversations Ep 03 - PPEP Talk®. We sat down with Polly Levinson from Pelvic Pain Foundation Australia to discuss their PPEP Talk® program. This engaging, medically accurate educational session is designed for Year 9 and above students, focusing on periods, pain, and endometriosis. Polly shares how PPEP Talk® empowers students to understand and manage pelvic pain, aiming to improve their quality of life.

Albury-Wodonga students get the PPEP talk to be better informed.

Polly Levinson speaks to the Border Mail about visiting schools in the Albury Wodonga area.

Endo Untangled Ep 02: The Pelvic Pain Super Syndrome with Dr Sneha Wadwhani. In this episode, we dive into the messy overlap of gut issues, pelvic floor dysfunction, heavy periods, and crushing fatigue – and why these symptoms so often show up together. Dr Sneha Wadhwani joins us to explore what we’re calling the Pelvic Pain “Super Syndrome” and how recognising these patterns can completely shift how we approach care. Search Youtube or where you listen to podcasts.
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Everything from A to V: Decoding Women’s Health: S1E9 - There’s a rage in my uterus… is it endometriosis?

While the enduring belief of pain being an inevitable part of having a uterus persists, it’s not something we have to tolerate. And it’s misconceptions like this that make it easy to miss serious conditions like endometriosis. Chatting to host Dr Sneha Wadhwani, Gynaecologist and Pain Physical Dr Susan Evans deep dives into pelvic pains conditions, endometriosis and the surprising approach to treatment that could make you re-think pain and endometriosis management.