OBGYN.net Pelvic Pain Section
What is chronic pelvic pain and what causes it?
According to the Mayo Clinic; Chronic pelvic pain refers to any pain in your pelvic region — the area below your bellybutton and between your hips — that lasts six months or longer. If you were asked to locate your pain, you'd be more likely to sweep your hand over that entire area rather than point to one spot. Chronic pelvic pain can be a symptom of another disease, or it can be designated as a condition in its own right.
What could be the cause of chronic pelvic pain?
- Endometriosis
- Tension in your pelvic floor muscles
- Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease
- Pelvic congestion syndrome
- Ovarian remnant as a result of hysterectomy that develops cysts
- Fibroids
- Irritable bowel syndrome/disorder IBS/ IBD .
- Interstitial cystitis
- Unknown causes
Do you have questions about Pelvic Pain? Get answers and interact with others at the OBGYN.net Women's Health Forum. The Endometriosis Discussion forum is also available to you. Research the 500,000 Q&A already there. Some interesting topics covered on the forum regarding pelvic pain include:
CHRONIC PAIN: Pain after left sided ovary removal
PAINFUL INTERCOURSE: Vaginal scar tissue removal - N.
CHRONIC PAIN: 6 Months of Pelvic Pain - CT Scan was Negative - D.
ADHESIONS: adhesion prevention? - S.
GYNECOLOGIC: Complex Ovarian Cyst - Pls help SCARED - A.
CHRONIC PAIN: Reoccurring Painful Intercourse - L.
ENDOMETRIOSIS: Endometriosis CT - S.
GENERAL: Painful intercourse - A.
CHRONIC PAIN: Do medical descriptions like 'extensive' mean the same to different doctors? -D.
Vulvodynia and Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome FAQ's - Howard I. Glazer, PhD
Pelvic Pain: The True Emergencies - Paul D. Indman, MD
A Patient's Guide to Adhesions and Related Pain or...You Are Not Alone - David Wiseman, PhD, MR, Pharm S>
Do you have Chronic Pelvic Pain? Have you been referred to a Physical Therapist? and do you wonder why? What can a Physical Therapist do for you? - Susan Parker, PT
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National Surveillance Data for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis - CDC
Topics for Medical Professionals
Mark Perloe, MD
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome...Treatment with Insulin Lowering Medications
Ilioinguinal Nerve Entrapment and Pain in Endometriosis (case 1)
Ilioinguinal Nerve Entrapment and Pain in Endometriosis (case 2)
Laparoscopic Surgery for Adhesiolysis - H. Reich, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., FACS
Surgery for Infertility-Related Endometriosis - Drs. Martin, Ussia, Koninckx, Janick, & KohCase Report: Immunohistochemical Analysis of an Ectopic Endometriosis in the Uterine Round Ligament - S. Terada, Y. Miyata, H. Nakazawa, T. Higashimori, T. Arai, Y. Kikuchi & M. Nozaki
Randomised Controlled Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Laparoscopic Uterosacral Nerve Ablation (LUNA)in the Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain: The trial protocol [ISRCTN41196151 The LUNA Trial Collaboration
Video Interviews
Endometriosis, Pelvic Pain, and Intersticial Cystitis
When Laproscopic Treatment of Endometriosis Didn't Work What Should You Do?
Tamer Seckin, MD, Dr. Maurice K ChungAdhesions and Pelvic Pain - Wiseman & Indman
Laparoscopy Surgery: “When the Nurse Becomes the Patient” - Winer & Nesbitt
Endometriosis & Pelvic Pain - Andrew S. Cook, MDEndometriosis & Pelvic Pain - Andrew S. Cook, MD
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Educational Tutorials for Medical Professionals
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Presentation: 36 Fibroids in a Uterus - Dr. Narayan M. Patel, M.D., D.G.O. FICS
Pelvic
Pain Associated with Hemoperitoneum - Julio Guillermo Voget, MD
Minilap
Hysterectomy - Dr. A. Patnaik & Professor S. Nath Panda, MS
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News & Press
NIH Launches Effort to Advance Study of Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Disorders
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Recommended Reading
OBGYN.net and the International Pelvic Pain Society are working together to educate Medical Providers and Women about Pelvic Pain, its diagnosis and treatment. You are invited to download and print the Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Patient Education Booklet by Michael Wenof, MD and C. Paul Perry, MD.
Pelvic
Pain: Diagnosis & Management; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
Philadelphia, 2000
Edited by Fred M. Howard, MD, MS, C. Paul Perry, MD, James E. Carter, M.D.,
Ahmed M. El-Minawi MD, MSc, PhD.
A Patient's Guide to PCOS - W. Futterweit, MD, FACE, FACP
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