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With media eyes on endometriosis and late diagnosis, doctors can cop blame unfairly

14 April 2021

Zahra

Shahtahmasebi

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Wednesday 14 April 2021, 02:10 AM

Endometriosis can be treated and managed well in primary care, says Auckland gynaecologist Simon Edmonds

The Goodfellow Unit’s annual symposium rebounded in virtual fashion after last year falling foul of New Zealand’s COVID-19 outbreak. This year’s event ran from 27 to 28 March and attracted 650 registrations. Content covered everything from problematic pornography use, to racism and endometriosis. Alan Perrott and Zahra Shahtahmasebi joined the online attendees

Increasing media awareness of endometriosis has seen GPs and surgeons blamed for failing to diagnose the condition, says Auckland gynaecologist Simo

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