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Endometriosis and pelvic pain: Time to treat the symptoms not the assumptions?

Sonia R GroverKaren Joseph
Published in: The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology (2021)
The high incidence and burden of pelvic pain are increasingly recognised in both the healthcare sector and by the general public. Current approaches to management assume that the diagnosis and remediation of identified lesions will ease this burden. The evidence base and successes in other areas of medicine would suggest that this assumption requires reconsideration.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • chronic pain
  • pain management
  • risk factors
  • neuropathic pain
  • rectal cancer
  • mental health
  • emergency department
  • spinal cord
  • physical activity
  • depressive symptoms
  • adverse drug