In this episode:

• Recognising the ‘red-flags’ in the history of dysmenorrhoea in a young woman
• Strategies to manage heavy bleeding and period pain
• The recommended investigations in the management of period pain
• A new school-based initiative aimed at educating young women about period-pain – The Periods, Pain and Endometriosis (PPEPTalk) Schools Program

Host: Dr Terri Foran, Sexual Health Physician

Guest: A/Prof Susan Evans, Gynaecologist and Laparoscopic Surgeon

Total time: 32 mins

Series episodes:

• Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis – The Big Picture: Part 1
• Pelvic pain and endometriosis – Looking to the future: New approaches to an old problem: Part 3

Recommended resources:

• Pelvic Pain Association of Australia
• The PPEPTalk Program
• Endometriosis And Other Pelvic Pain: A comprehensive guide to all treatment options by Dr Susan Evans – available through Amazon, Booktopia
• Dysmenorrhoea is associated with central changes in otherwise healthy women, Vincent K, et. al.