Women and Axial Spondyloarthritis: diagnosis and management

[@anacruz3798]

I live in the USA. It has taken me 8 years to get diagnosed with AxSpa, despite being in the care of a rheumatologist since 2017. Most of my doctors (primary, chiropractor, cardiologist, and even my pain management doctor) are not fully aware of the new diagnostic criteria for spondyloarthritis. Much less believing that it affects women! It has been an uphill climb to get this diagnosis, and the only reason they paid attention to my cries of pain was because I've methodically switched all my physicians from male to female over the course of the last year! I cannot stress how gaslighted I've been by a plethora of male doctors all these years. So many years in pain without relief and without having a solid diagnosis :(. So thank you for sharing this information- now, how do we get doctors to learn and listen?! I advocate constantly about AxSpa.

[@marymcguigan3408]

Thankyou for this webinar I am 55 years old female and am struggling with these symptoms and trying to get a diagnoses