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Come along to #ASPOG23 to hear from... Prof Tania Leiman will discuss legal aspects of sex, reproduction, data and risk – and the unintended consequences Register: aspog.org.au/upcoming

Carole Khaw tells #ASPOG23 about syphilis - brought to us by Christopher Columbus in the15th century

and the final segment of this first session - Prof Tania Leiman, Dean of Law at Flinders University, talking about "sex, reproduction, data and risk" #ASPOG23

so following up on Dr Elizabeth Newnham's call to action we have @DrLauraWhitburn asking "Supporting Women in Labour: Do Words Matter?" (I bet the answer is yes!) #ASPOG23

@DrLauraWhitburn and Allan Cyna both give papers #ASPOG23 about the importance of language used by clinicians during childbirth- tell birthing people procedures will hurt creates negative expectations and higher pain ratings

Samantha Ryan presenting her work on premenstrual body dissatisfaction - women see their bodies as dirty and leaking, and self-police to reduce dissatisfaction. Challenging these negative discourses helps to reduce dissatisfaction! 🩸 ASPOG

Young Adults a priority group due to increasing rates of STIs #MadeleineLim #ASPOG23

Students interested in learning more about sexual health, and felt the info was too generalised. #MadeleineLim #ASPOG23 #STIs #contraceptives

Dr Jane Chalmers 🧠 reports on an eDelphi study to develop consensus on accurate measures of psychosocial factors associated with pelvic pain #ASPOG23 Excellent way of creating a meaningful screening tool

Culture and religion shape Middle Eastern women’s experience of period pain Alexandra Hawkey tells #ASPOG23 The menstrual taboo is still prevalent and influences women’s ability to seek support. Pain is normalised and women expected to soldier on. Great talk Alex

Poster pitch: The Frequency, Severity and Interference of Vasomotor Symptoms in Cancer Survivorship: A Systematic Literature Review #NipunSusanto #ASPOG23

Shan Morrison explains why pelvic pain is so complex #ASPOG23 Persistent pelvic pain affects 1 in 5 people with a cervix and is a huge burden on the economy - as well as health and wellbeing

Shan Morrison acknowledges the impact of past trauma on current pain - we hold the past in our bodies and suffer now #ASPOG23

A real pleasure to be the chair for this session at ASPOG #ASPOG23! I thank Janette Perz A/Prof Michelle Peate for their terrific support! With these wonderful researchers - our future research is in very safe hands 🙏 #WomensHealth @CCSNeurosci @MonashCCS Monash Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Monash University

ASPOG #ASPOG23 is truly the friendliest & most diverse conference out there! My congratulations to everyone involved on a brilliant conference A/Prof Michelle Peate Meredith Temple-Smith Dr Jane Ussher Janette Perz @DrJenMarinoAus @DrLauraWhitburn & everyone on & off #Twitter ♥️

Alexandra Hawkey shows how menstrual taboos are still widespread, exist across cultures, and prevent women with period pain getting symptom relief. Societal-level education is KEY. ASPOG #aspog23

Always love hearing Shan Morrison talk. It’s not surprising the brain is overly protective of the pelvis - it houses the most important bits of us (evolutionarily speaking)! 🌮 🍆 🩸 ASPOG #ASPOG23

26% of girls in Australia miss school because of period pain. It’s as common a problem as asthma - yet not taken seriously. GP Carmel Reynolds describes how to take pelvic pain seriously in practice. Great model of care #ASPOG23