M. Jonathon Solnik

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common gynecologic complaint, affecting one in seven women (1). Dysmenorrhea, or menstrual pain, is even more common, impacting 40%–90% of adolescents (2). While care for adolescents suffering from CPP has imp…

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition defined by endometrial stroma and glands found outside of the uterine cavity. The initial evaluation of any adolescent with either acute or chronic pelvic pain should be directed toward excl…

We describe a complicated ruptured Streptococcus pyogenes tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) and peritonitis in a 24-year-old woman, necessitating eventual hysterectomy and a prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) admission 3 years after successful tu…

The evaluation of a young patient with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) can be one of the most challenging situations for the pediatrician and gynecologist alike. Often the most difficult aspect of providing care for these patients is the assessme…