When is period pain not normal? Melissa Parker RN addresses two main topics. Identifying and diagnosing endometriosis and other causes of pelvic pain - and the early treatment and long term management of endometriosis in teenagers.

Early treatment is a stepped pathway to identify and treat various causes and known contributors to pelvic pain, including endometriosis. Most important is that women have the skills to self-manage their condition and take responsibility for their overall health.
Melissa Parker is the Endometriosis Nurse Coordinator and Researcher at the Canberra Endometriosis Centre at Canberra Hospital. Melissa has a Masters by research for her project entitled Menstrual Disorder in Teenagers, which surveyed over 1,000 Australian teenagers about their periods, published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.