维州前总理杰辛塔·艾伦在2024年启动了澳大利亚首次针对女性疼痛的里程碑式调查，超过13000名女性和女孩参与其中[1]。该调查聚焦医疗系统中对女性患者的忽视和医学性别歧视现象，于2025年11月提交最终报告[1]。报告共提出27项建议[1]，推动了一系列具体改革措施的实施。
调查成果已转化为多项实际医疗举措。维州建立了15家妇女诊所，还有5家待推出[1]，为患者提供专业的女性健康服务。州政府扩大了Chemist Care Now项目，850家药房现可无需医生处方向18岁以上成人供应口服避孕药[1]。此外，维州建立了州范围内的儿童和青少年诊所，为18岁以下患者提供生殖健康和疼痛管理服务[1]。在疼痛管理方面，"绿色哨笛"止痛喷雾已被用于缓解妇科手术期间的疼痛[1]。艾伦本人曾患子宫内膜异位症，花费10年才获得诊断[1]，这一个人经历也促使她推动这项改革。
Former Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan launched Australia's first comprehensive inquiry into pain experienced by women and girls in 2024, engaging over 13,000 female participants in the landmark investigation [1]. The inquiry exposed systemic neglect and medical gender bias within healthcare settings, ultimately delivering its findings in November 2025 with 27 recommendations aimed at overhauling how women's pain is recognized and treated [1].
The investigation's outcomes have already catalyzed significant reforms across Victoria's health system. Fifteen women's clinics have been established, with five additional facilities planned [1]. The state expanded its Chemist Care Now program, enabling 850 pharmacies to dispense oral contraceptives to adults aged 18 and over without requiring a doctor's prescription [1]. A dedicated statewide clinic network for children and adolescents was also created, providing reproductive health and pain management services to patients under 18 [1]. Additionally, the "green whistle" pain relief spray has been introduced to alleviate discomfort during gynecological procedures [1], while new clinical standards for women's pain treatment have been established [1].
Allan's personal experience with endometriosis, which took a decade to diagnose, partly motivated her commitment to addressing such gaps in women's healthcare [1].