{"paper_id":"f0684b4b-1140-44c5-827d-54ebe0a9fe4d","body_text":"Abstract\nChronic pelvic pain is defined as pain situated below the umbilicus, for at least 6 months, that causes functional disability or requires treatment. Although chronic pelvic pain is a common presentation to gynecology clinics, only 20% of these cases are attributed to gynecologic causes including endometriosis. In this chapter, we will discuss gynecologic and non-gynecologic causes of chronic pelvic pain and how to differentiate through history, examination, and work-up.\nAccess this chapter\nTax calculation will be finalised at checkout\nPurchases are for personal use only\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nFurther Reading\nAyorinde AA, Bhattacharya S, Druce KL, et al. Chronic pelvic pain in women of reproductive and post-reproductive age: a population-based study. Eur J Pain. 2017;21:445.\nBazot M, Bharwani N, Huchon C, et al. European society of urogenital radiology (ESUR) guidelines: MR imaging of pelvic endometriosis. Eur Radiol. 2017;27:2765.\nBurney RO, Giudice LC. Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of endometriosis. Fertil Steril. 2012;98:511.\nCheong YC, Smotra G, Williams AC. Non-surgical interventions for the management of chronic pelvic pain. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014;3:CD008797.\nDunselman GA, Vermeulen N, Becker C, et al. ESHRE guideline: management of women with endometriosis. Hum Reprod. 2014;29:400.\nGambone JC, Mittman BS, Munro MG, et al. Consensus statement for the management of chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis: proceedings of an expert-panel consensus process. Fertil Steril. 2002;78:961.\nHoward FM. Chronic pelvic pain. Obstet Gynecol. 2003;101:594.\nLippman SA, Warner M, Samuels S, et al. Uterine fibroids and gynecologic pain symptoms in a population-based study. Fertil Steril. 2003;80:1488.\nNisenblat V, Bossuyt PM, Farquhar C, et al. Imaging modalities for the non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016;2:CD009591.\nPractice bulletin no. 114: management of endometriosis. Obstet Gynecol. 2010;116:223.\nPractice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Treatment of pelvic pain associated with endometriosis: a committee opinion. Fertil Steril. 2014;101:927.\nSpeer LM, Mushkbar S, Erbele T. Chronic pelvic pain in women. Am Fam Physician. 2016;93:380.\nZondervan KT, Yudkin PL, Vessey MP, et al. Prevalence and incidence of chronic pelvic pain in primary care: evidence from a national general practice database. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1999;106:1149.\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nCorresponding author\nRights and permissions\nCopyright information\n© 2020 Springer Nature Switzerland AG\nAbout this chapter\nCite this chapter\nShazly, S., Laughlin-Tommaso, S.K. (2020). Chronic Pelvic Pain. In: Gynecology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41128-2_6\nDownload citation\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41128-2_6\nPublished:\nPublisher Name: Springer, Cham\nPrint ISBN: 978-3-030-41127-5\nOnline ISBN: 978-3-030-41128-2\neBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}