Kimberly L. Shampain

Chronic pelvic pain, which persists longer than 6 months by definition, is a common condition which affects women of all ages with causes differing by age group. This document will focus on gynecologic origins of chronic pelvic pain, etiolo…

Endometriosis is a common condition impacting individuals assigned female at birth. Though incompletely understood, the disorder is caused by endometrial-like tissue located outside of the endometrial cavity, associated with inflammation an…

Acute pelvic pain is a common presenting symptom in women, but the etiology is often not readily apparent. The differential diagnosis varies greatly for pre versus postmenopausal and pregnant versus nonpregnant women. In addition to physica…

This article focuses on advanced MR imaging techniques of the female pelvis and clinical applications for benign and malignant disease. General and abbreviated protocols for female pelvic MR imaging are reviewed. Diffusion-weighted imaging,…