High Society: Drunk on the Delusion of Progress
Why the PBS Approval of Ryeqo Won’t Save Women with Endometriosis
The media would have us believe we are witnessing a revolution in women’s healthcare.
A new pill has been added to the PBS for endometriosis—progress!
“Clinics” are opening to provide specialised treatment—change!
But let’s remind ourselves of the facts.
Women with endometriosis wait years—sometimes decades—for a diagnosis.
By the time they receive one, their lives have been shaped around the trauma of medical misogyny and neglect.
Their careers, relationships, and mental health have been collateral damage in a system that still doesn’t take their voices seriously.
And now, with the PBS approval of Ryeqo* in Australia, we are supposed to believe that the crisis has been addressed, that the solution has arrived.
But here’s the truth: this is not a revolution.
It’s an elaborate pharmaceutical trap.
The clinics that claim to be “revolutionising” endometriosis treatment are little more than trap houses for Gideon Richter, churning out the same pills, the same narrow approach, and the same ego-centric bullshit that has failed women for generations.
A Scientific Approach That Begins When the Crisis is "Over"
Science-backed medicine should mean open inquiry, not dogmatic repetition.
Yet every “breakthrough” in endometriosis care follows a predictable cycle:
Decades of neglect → Women’s pain dismissed, misdiagnosed, or treated with hysterectomies.
A slow trickle of “progress” → A new pill, a new clinic, a moment of PR spin.
Societal amnesia → The crisis is declared “fixed”, and research funding dries up.
The real crisis remains → Women are left with band-aid treatments that don’t address the root causes of their disease along with the long-term consequences of Big Pharma’s approach to Endo care.
Until we embrace an informed, integrative approach to medicine—one that treats the full complexity of the condition, not just its symptoms—women will remain trapped in this cycle.
Ryeqo is not the answer - it is yet another iteration of the same failed philosophy: throw a pill at the problem, quiet the voices of those still suffering, and pretend that progress has been made.
Progress isn’t real until women’s lives actually change.
What’s it going to take to break the cycle of these myths in favour of a science-first approach to addressing our needs?
Please share your ideas - would love to hear where you think we go from here!
*common side effects reported by patients include:
Headaches
Hot flushes
Uterine bleeding
Hair loss
Decreased libido
Irritability
Increased sweating
Breast cysts