Chronic visceral pain is a complex and often a serious burden on patients' life. It is strongly implicated in the etiology of many diseases, which often are complicated by co-morbid depression and other psychiatric disorders, all of which p…
Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP) is defined as pelvic pain in the same location for at least 6 months, affects up to 25% of women at some time in their lives and can result in dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, menstrual irregularities, back pain, gastroi…
Patients with chronic pelvic pain frequently have pain from several pelvic organs. The most common diagnoses include endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, irritable bowel disease, pelvic floor tension myalgia, vulvar vestibulitis, and vulvo…
INTRODUCTION: Defining the sites and mechanisms of nociception is an important step in understanding and treating pain. During inflammation, increased nociceptive input from an inflamed organ can sensitize neurons that receive convergent in…
In women, clinical studies suggest that pain syndromes such as irritable bowel syndrome and interstitial cystitis, which are associated with visceral hyperalgesia, are often comorbid with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain. One of the po…
In women, clinical studies suggest that functional pain syndromes such as irritable bowel syndrome, interstitial cystitis, and fibromyalgia, are co-morbid with endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain, and others diseases. One of the possible exp…