Clinicians telling women their pain is ‘psychological’, Victorian inquiry hears

Women not being listened to' are not receiving proper diagnosis in both public and private systems, health minister says

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Women are being told by health professionals that their pain is a psychological or personality issue.

That's according to Victoria's health minister, who detailed early findings from a women's pain inquiry that heard from 13,000 women, girls, clinicians and carers.

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