Meryl Alappattu

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus · active 2013-2024

Study types

  • article 4

Condition tags

  • chronic_pelvic_pain 2
  • dyspareunia 2
  • endometriosis 1
article 2024
Presence of endometriosis and chronic overlapping pain conditions negatively impacts the pain experience in women with chronic pelvic-abdominal pain: A cross-sectional survey
Women's health (London, England) ·doi:10.1177/17455057241248017

BACKGROUND: Evidence of overlap between endometriosis and chronic pain conditions is emerging; however, little is known about how the pain experience differs based on the presence or absence of endometriosis. OBJECTIVES: In a sample of wom…

article 2019
An International Survey of Commonly Used Interventions for Management of Pelvic Pain
·doi:10.1097/jwh.0000000000000131

BACKGROUND: Pelvic pain (PP) is a debilitating condition that is challenging to manage. Despite differences in suspected etiologies of different PP conditions, common clinical signs and symptoms make it appropriate to group these diagnoses.…

article 2014
Painful Intercourse Is Significantly Associated with Evoked Pain Perception and Cognitive Aspects of Pain in Women with Pelvic Pain
·doi:10.1002/sm2.52

INTRODUCTION: Evidence suggests that painful intercourse, pain-related psychosocial factors, and altered pain processing magnify the pain experience, but it is not clear how these factors are related to each other. AIM: The aims were to (i)…

article 2013
Pain and Psychological Outcomes After Rehabilitative Treatment for a Woman With Chronic Pelvic Pain With Stage III Cervical Cancer
·doi:10.1097/jwh.0000000000000004

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain and sexual dysfunction are adverse effects of treatment of cervical cancer. Surgery and radiation therapies may result in soft tissue pain and dysfunction, including spasms and trigger points of the pelvic fl…