Dec 03 2024 42 mins
Hey gorgeous and welcome back for another episode of LTP!
Today's episode is with Dr Courtney Munro, Senior Research Officer and Project Coordinator of the LongSTEPPP Study. Courtney undertook her PhD at the Royal Children's Hospital in relation to cystic fibrosis. Courtney's work currently is focused on teens living with endometriosis and pelvic pain, through the LongSTEPP Study, an MRFF funded Australia wide research project, the Longitudinal Study of Teens with Endometriosis, Period and Pelvic Pain, which is recruiting 10 - 18 year olds and following them for five years.
We chat on:
- Why Courtney got into research and her day to day as a researcher
- Courtney's thoughts on why teens are still being dismissed when it comes to pelvic pain and the barriers they face
- What the research is telling us about pelvic pain, endometriosis and teens
- All about the LongSTEPPP study and what it's aiming to achieve
- How the LTP community can support the LongSTEPPP study
- Plus so much more!
Thank you so much for listening to this episode of Let’s Talk, Period. with Dr Courtney Munro. If you want more from Courtney and her work with the LongSTEPPP study, you can follow them on instagram @longstepppstudy or find out more information about pre-screening and the study here.
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