Monthly media digest February/March 2026

FPM and pelvic pain

Associate Professor Mick Vagg, FPM's Director Professional Affairs was interviewed about the faculty's pelvic pain statement for a page one article in The Sunday Age (paywalled) on 8 February "Concern over surge in endometriosis surgery".

‘‘Surgical treatment of lesions has not been shown to reliably improve pain and disability outcomes. Some evidence suggests that ill-advised surgery may in fact worsen outcomes for some women,’' A/Prof Vagg said.