Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 June 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Services for the Treatment of Endometriosis: Endometriosis Association of Ireland

Mr. Damien Donoghue:

That is why the issue needs to be explored. We are not yet at place where we can rule stuff in or out. We have to explore the options. People are suffering and in pain, so we need to give them something to ease that pain. At the same time, we need to understand the consequences of that so we are not blindly putting people on a long-term prescription for an opioid. There needs to be dedicated pain specialists with this particular pain in mind because pain is individualised. We need to have an extra focus on this, as Ms Darcy mentioned.

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