{"paper_id":"69bbdd59-5b82-456c-b1aa-28e9471b2d81","body_text":"Pelvic pain is one of the most commonly reported symptoms in gynecology practice. Pelvic pain can be acute (of short and limited duration) or chronic (of longer duration).\nAcute Pelvic Pain\nAcute pelvic pain is pelvic pain lasting no more than one month. Acute pain of the pelvis can originate from the gastrointestinal organs (bowel or stomach), genitourinary system (gynecologic organs—uterus, fallopian tubes, or ovaries or urinary system—bladder, kidneys, ureters, or urethra), or can be musculoskeletal (muscles and bones of the pelvis) in nature.\nPregnancy\nThe causes of acute pelvic pain with pregnancy include ruptured ectopic pregnancy, threatened or incomplete abortion (miscarriage), and degeneration of fibroids. An ectopic pregnancy occurs when the fetus implants outside the uterine cavity—in a fallopian tube, for example. The pain associated with ectopic pregnancy is due to dilation of the tube or blood in the peritoneal cavity, which causes irritation.\nPelvic Inflammatory Disease...\nAccess this chapter\nTax calculation will be finalised at checkout\nPurchases are for personal use only\nSuggested Resources\nwww.endometriosisassn.org\nwww.endocenter.org\nRights and permissions\nCopyright information\n© 2004 Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers\nAbout this entry\nCite this entry\nGitiforooz, H. (2004). Pelvic Pain. In: Encyclopedia of Women’s Health. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-306-48113-0_330\nDownload citation\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-306-48113-0_330\nPublisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA\nPrint ISBN: 978-0-306-48073-7\nOnline ISBN: 978-0-306-48113-0\neBook Packages: Springer Book Archive\nKeywords\nThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}