Andrew Schrepf

ORCID: 0000-0003-4291-0320 · 30 papers in corpus
review 2019
Psychology of Chronic Pelvic Pain: Prevalence, Neurobiological Vulnerabilities, and Treatment
Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1097/grf.0000000000000412

Patients with pelvic pain suffer from psychological conditions at a disproportionately high rate compared with their peers. We review environmental, genetic, inflammatory, and neurobiological factors that increase vulnerability to developin…

2018
An Assessment of the Role of Racial Demographics in the Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2018.09.176
2018
Characteristics Associated with Degree of Dyspareunia in Women with Pelvic Pain
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2018.09.181
2017
Prevalence and Distinguishing Characteristics of Widespread Pain in Women with Pelvic Pain
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2017.08.188
observational 2017
Relationships between brain metabolite levels, functional connectivity, and negative mood in urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome patients compared to controls: A MAPP research network study
NeuroImage. Clinical ·doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2017.11.014

Until recently, the predominant pathology of chronic pelvic pain conditions was thought to reside in the peripheral tissues. However, mounting evidence from neuroimaging studies suggests an important role of the central nervous system in th…