{"paper_id":"d058090e-97e4-4b84-9746-b07c3678fc72","body_text":"Abstract\nChronic pelvic pain is a common medical concern which can be difficult for clinicians to diagnose and treat. It is important to consider the contribution of all relevant organ systems in the pelvis—reproductive organs, genitourinary, musculoskeletal, gastroenterology, and central pain—to determine the etiology, as a majority of chronic pelvic pain is not due to gynecologic causes. Focusing the treatment on individual patient symptoms with a goal toward functional recovery can improve outcomes and is an approach primary care providers can easily initiate.\nAccess this chapter\nTax calculation will be finalised at checkout\nPurchases are for personal use only\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nSuggested Reading\nLamvu G, Carrillo J, Ouyang C, Rapkin A. Chronic pelvic pain in women: a review. JAMA. 2021;325(23):2381–91. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.2631.\nChronic pelvic pain: ACOG practice bulletin, number 218. Obstet Gynecol. 2020;135(3):e98–e109. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000003716.\nFerries-Rowe E, Corey E, Archer JS. Primary dysmenorrhea: diagnosis and therapy. Obstet Gynecol. 2020;136(5):1047–58. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000004096.\nKlemmt PAB, Starzinski-Powitz A. Molecular and cellular pathogenesis of endometriosis. Curr Womens Health Rev. 2018;14(2):106–16. https://doi.org/10.2174/1573404813666170306163448. PMID: 29861704; PMCID: PMC5925869\nKho KA, Chen JS, Halvorson LM. Diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of adenomyosis. JAMA. 2021;326(2):177–8. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.26436.\nVannuccini S, Petraglia F. Recent advances in understanding and managing adenomyosis. F1000Res. 2019;8:F1000 Faculty Rev-283. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.17242.1. PMID: 30918629; PMCID: PMC6419978\nTorres-Cueco R, Nohales-Alfonso F. Vulvodynia-it is time to accept a new understanding from a neurobiological perspective. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(12):6639. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126639. PMID: 34205495; PMCID: PMC8296499\nBresler L, Westbay LC, Fitzgerald CM. Bladder pain syndrome in women. JAMA. 2019;322(24):2435–6. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2019.16927.\nSchwartz ES, Gebhart GF. Visceral pain. Curr Top Behav Neurosci. 2014;20:171–97. https://doi.org/10.1007/7854_2014_315.\nAs-Sanie S, Harris RE, Harte SE, Tu FF, Neshewat G, Clauw DJ. Increased pressure pain sensitivity in women with chronic pelvic pain. Obstet Gynecol. 2013;122(5):1047–55. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182a7e1f5. PMID: 24104772; PMCID: PMC3897295\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nCorresponding author\nEditor information\nEditors and Affiliations\nRights and permissions\nCopyright information\n© 2024 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG\nAbout this chapter\nCite this chapter\nHeublein, M. (2024). Pelvic Pain. In: Mahmoudi, M. (eds) Common Cases in Women's Primary Care Clinics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48569-5_4\nDownload citation\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48569-5_4\nPublished:\nPublisher Name: Springer, Cham\nPrint ISBN: 978-3-031-48568-8\nOnline ISBN: 978-3-031-48569-5\neBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}