Join fx Medicine Ambassador Lisa Costa-Bir and gynaecologist Dr. Peta Wright as they explore the multifactorial causes of chronic pelvic pain in women, and how treating the whole person can provide significant improvement in symptoms and long-term management.
Dr. Stacy Sims, expert on female physiology & training, outlines the current understanding on how training for women differs from men. Joined by fx Ambassador Lisa Costa-Bir, they explore the impact fluctuating hormones have on various aspects of exercise and maintenance of a lean body mass.
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is characterised as pain perceived in the pelvic area, occurring for at least six months duration, irrespective of both menstruation and intercourse. CPP may affect both genders, however, it primarily occurs in women. Globally, up to 26% of women experience CPP for greater than a one-year duration.1
CPP is usually non-gynaecological2 with no pelvic disease identified in approximately ONE THIRD of individuals.3
Leah Hechtman discusses the neurocircuitry involved in endometrial pain and the impact of emotions and trauma on a woman's well-being.
Emma Sutherland speaks with Natarsha Terreiro, endometriosis patient and endo warrior in the first episode of our three-part series on endometriosis.
Dr. Andrew Orr rounds up the final part of our Endometriosis Series as we look at this complex condition from the perspective of an endometriosis clinical specialist.
In part two of our series on endometriosis we hear about the impact of endometriosis from the perspective of Professor Jon Wardle, experienced endometriosis practitioner and researcher.
Emma Sutherland speaks with Natarsha Terreiro, and endometriosis patient and endo warrior in the first episode of our three-part series on endometriosis.