Shirley Pearce

Abstract In this chapter Drs Glover and Pearce begin by describing the prevalence of pelvic pain and the associated cost to health services. An aetiological model of pelvic pain is outlined in which pathophysiological processes in the pelvi…

Chronic pelvic pain in association with dilated pelvic veins and polycystic ovaries is a common complaint in women in the reproductive years, regardless of whether or not they have been pregnant. These women have a higher incidence of death…