About this Presentation
It’s tough being a teen, and it can be tough being their health practitioner too, let alone their parent.
Pelvic pain is common in teens, particularly in those assigned female at birth.
We know that between 1 in 4 and 1 in 5 of these students have period or pelvic pain. And we know that those affected have reduced personal, financial, sexual, wellbeing and educational outcomes when compared with their peers.
This presentation provides a straightforward and practical understanding of how all the seemingly unrelated symptoms fit together, and how to manage them. It looks at the issues from both sides of the consultation desk, and how to make your consultations more streamlined, more effective, and, less stressful.
About the Expert
A/Prof Susan Evans
A/Prof Susan Evans is a Gynaecologist and Pain Medicine Physician from Adelaide, with a PhD in the immune mechanisms underlying pelvic pain in women. She is Chair and Founder of the Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia, Author of the book ‘Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain’, Co-Author of the Period, Pain and Endometriosis (PPEPTalk) schools program for teens, and CEO of Alyra Biotech researching a novel intrauterine device to reduce pelvic pain in women.
