Should women get surgery for endometriosis? | Four Corners

Dr Desiree Yap says laparoscopies can be helpful for treating endometriosis, however, does not believe repeated laparoscopies are beneficial. Four Corners has been investigating gynaecological practices for endometriosis and has spoken to women who have had multiple laparoscopic surgeries and are living with debilitating pain. Dr Desiree Yap says surgery is no longer considered the best method to treat pain for the disease impacting about one in seven Australian women. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Welcome to ABC News In-depth, where you'll find our long-form journalism and other videos to help you understand what's going on in the world around you. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/NewsOnABC Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia