V. Rogers

PURPOSE: Pelvic congestion is diagnosed by transuterine venography, an invasive procedure requiring sedation and irradiation. Ultrasound may be an alternative but is hindered by slow flow within pelvic veins. In an attempt to counter this, …

AimTo determine if transvaginal ultrasound, including power Doppler examination, can distinguish between women with and without pelvic congestion.Materials and methodsThirty-six women with pelvic congestion were prospectively examined using…

The causes of pelvic pain are multiple and often hidden. Vera Rogers explains what can be done for sufferers.

SummaryA study was carried out to determine the efficacy of total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in relieving intractable chronic pelvic pain up to 5 years postoperatively. The hormone replacement therapy requirements and …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the diagnostic effectiveness and treatment of women with chronic lower abdominal pain due to residual ovaries or ovarian remnants. DESIGN: A prospective observational study. SETTING: Tertiary referral pelvic pain cli…

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether GnRH analogues are effective in relieving pelvic pain and congestion and whether menopausal symptoms caused by GnRH analogues can be minimised by supplementation with low dose continuous combined hormone replace…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the activity of calcium independent phospholipase A2 in the endometrium of women with polycystic ovaries and in women with normal ovaries, and to investigate the influence of chronic pelvic pain on phospholipase A2 act…

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether bilateral oophorectomy combined with hysterectomy is an effective treatment for chronic pelvic pain due to congestion. DESIGN: Prospective non-randomized single centre study. SETTING: Tertiary referral cent…

Vera Rogers discusses the work of the Pelvic Pain Clinic at the Samaritan Hospital in London