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[1.19] Dr Pat talks about how patients describe pelvic pain to him.
[3.11] Dr Pat talks about period pain and what’s normal and what’s not.
[5.22] Brigid and Dr Pat talk about the RATE tool.
https://ranzcog.edu.au/resources/raising-awareness-tool-for-endometriosis-rate/
[6.30] Dr Pat and Brigid discuss what the causes of abnormal period pain can be.
[7.43] Dr Pat lists some of the symptoms of endometriosis.
[8.56] Brigid and Dr Pat talk about the difference between endometriosis and adenomyosis and explains both conditions.
[12.09] Dr Pat talks about Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) related pelvic pain.
[13.52] Dr Pat discusses musculoskeletal pain of the pelvis.
[16.46] Dr Pat and Brigid talk about a multidisciplinary approach to pelvic pain.
[18.24] Dr Pat talks about bladder pain and Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
[20.32] Dr Pat explains vulval pain and the different types of vulval pain.
[21.59] Brigid and Dr Pat talk about some of the causes of the delay of the diagnosis of these conditions.
[23.31] Dr Pat talks about what he thinks listeners should do if they think they have one of the pelvic pains that were discussed in this episode.
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