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Cassandra Morgan

Gender bias warning over women's back pain

Sydneysider Nikki So was diagnosed with axial spondyloarthritis in her 20s. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) (AAP)

Australians face potentially devastating consequences when doctors sideline women's health concerns, experts say.

It comes as young women are warned not to ignore the symptoms of a painful joint condition commonly associated with men.

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