There are two phrases your doctor may say that Dr. LaTasha Seliby Perkins , a family physician at Georgetown University, advises you pay closer attention to on your next visit. "If they can't figure it out, maybe that means you need a referral to a specialist," Seliby Perkins says. You hear 'somatization' too soonSomatization is "a medical term for when you embody stress," Seliby Perkins says. "If you can't get clear answers about what they know and don't know, then that's a red flag. As a team, your job is to inform your doctor and give them all of the information about what you're experiencing, Seliby Perkins says.

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