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2019 Dec


Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol


59


6

Unmet treatment needs in patients with chronic pelvic pain in a New Zealand gynaecology service.

Authors

Joseph K, Mills J
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2019 Dec; 59(6):856-860.
PMID: 31514250.

Abstract

Chronic pelvic pain, which carries a high burden of disability and distress, is a common presentation to gynaecology clinics. While there is increasing acknowledgment of the complexity of chronic pelvic pain, and the benefits of providing management from a multidisciplinary team within a sociopsychobiomedical framework, the mainstay of management in gynaecology outpatient clinics remains within a single clinician biomedical-focused model. This model of care is only sufficient for women who present with minimal psychosocial complexity to their pain.