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Article History

Received: 5 January 2021

Accepted: 1 June 2021

First Online: 24 June 2021

Declarations

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: This study was designed according to the Declaration of Helsinki principles and the study was approved by the Western Sydney Human Research ethics Committee (EC00314) H12527 on the 24th of January 2018 and the Endeavour Human Research Ethics Committee (EC00358) #20180212 on the 12th of February 2018. The participant information form informed of potential risks from participation in the survey and that consent was implied through participation and that responses could not be withdrawn due to anonymity of survey.

: Not applicable.

: SA, MA and CS: As a medical research institute, NICM Health Research Institute receives research grants and donations from foundations, universities, government agencies, individuals and industry. Sponsors and donors also provide untied funding for work to advance the vision and mission of the Institute. SA and JA are practitioners at an academic gynaecology clinic. MA is a member of the clinical advisory board for Endometriosis Australia and an acupuncturist in occasional clinical practice. JA is the Medical Director of Endometriosis Australia (NFP). RR has no competing interests to declare.