Matron Iris
Lovely theory. Show me the trial. I've said it for forty years, and this month the gynaecologists said it for me.
A French saliva test for endometriosis costs about $2,000. It claims 97 per cent sensitivity, meaning it picks up most women who have it, and 93 per cent specificity, meaning it clears most who don't. Sounds grand. But Australian experts told the ABC there isn't enough real-world evidence yet. One fertility director called it "a probability test", not really a diagnostic one. A French trial of 2,500 women reports later this year.
Endo affects about one in seven Australian women aged 18 to 45, and the wait for a diagnosis averages six to eight years. So I understand the hope.
I'll wait for the French numbers before I get excited.
Talk to your GP or health professional about your own body.
Source: ABC News, 2026-07-29
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