Barbara Illowsky Karp

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain affects one in four women. Botulinum toxin, approved for chronic migraine and cervical dystonia pain, is an emerging treatment for other pain conditions. We evaluated intramuscular pelvic floor botulinum toxi…

Botulinum toxin is being explored as a treatment for chronic pelvic pain, a major cause of suffering and disability in both women and men worldwide. For chronic pelvic pain in women, botulinum toxin may be injected into pelvic floor muscles…