31/05/2026
Research matters. Deeply.
But when “there’s no evidence for that” becomes the end of the conversation, rather than the beginning of curiosity, patients can miss out.
Historically, many women’s conditions have been under-researched, misunderstood, or excluded from mainstream research .
If we relied only on narrow interpretations of “evidence-based practice,” where would that leave people with complex pelvic pain, endometriosis, hypermobility, or symptoms that don’t fit the textbook?
Evidence-informed practice allows room for research, clinical expertise, and the patient’s lived experience to all have a seat at the table.
It asks a bigger question:
What does the research say…
What does clinical experience suggest…
And what does this individual patient need?
And in our view, that makes for better care.
“Absence of evidence is not always evidence of absence”
