Symptoms and signs that are recognized as red flags in women with chronic pelvic pain and require referral include: Rectal bleeding. Irregu­lar vaginal bleeding in a woman aged over 40 years.

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One in four women will experience pain during ... of evidence … that physiotherapy is effective for pain relief in chronic pelvic pain over a range of conditions," she says.