Fred M. Howard

No ORCID on file · 43 papers in corpus · active 1992-2015

Study types

  • article 18
  • book-chapter 12
  • review 9
  • other 2
  • book 1

Condition tags

  • chronic_pelvic_pain 31
  • endometriosis 19
  • interstitial_cystitis 5
  • irritable_bowel_syndrome 4
  • dysmenorrhea 3
  • dyspareunia 1
  • infertility 1
  • adenomyosis 1
book-chapter 2015
Chronic pelvic pain
·doi:10.1017/cbo9781139628938.006

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review 2015
Interventions for treating chronic pelvic pain in women
·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd000387.pub2

This review has been replaced by published review 'Non‐surgical interventions for the management of chronic pelvic pain'. It will also be replaced by current protocol 'Surgical interventions for the management of chronic pelvic pain in wome…

book-chapter 2014
Chronic Abdominal Pain of Gynecologic Causes: Diagnosis and Treatment
·doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-1992-5_10
book-chapter 2014
Pain, Pelvic
·doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-385157-4.00232-3
article 2014
Repeat Surgery for Endometriosis-Related Pelvic Pain: Pain Scores and Number of Lesions
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2014.08.142
article 2014
The Efficacy of Laparoscopic Surgical Treatment of Ovarian Remnant and Ovarian Retention Syndromes
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2014.10.007

Study objectiveTo evaluate the degree of pain relief provided by laparoscopic surgical treatment of ovarian remnant and ovarian retention syndromes.DesignRetrospective analysis (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).SettingAcademic hospi…

book-chapter 2013
Chronic Pelvic Pain, Endometriosis
·doi:10.1007/978-3-642-28753-4_707
book-chapter 2013
Chronic Pelvic Pain, Laparoscopic Pain Mapping
·doi:10.1007/978-3-642-28753-4_710
book-chapter 2013
Chronic Pelvic Pain, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Adhesions
·doi:10.1007/978-3-642-28753-4_713
article 2013
Recurrent Endometriosis after Hysterectomy and Bilateral Salpingoophorectomy
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2013.08.617
article 2012
Long Term Outcomes after a Hysterectomy for Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Pelvic Pain Center Experience
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2012.08.579
article 2011
Could chronic pelvic pain be a functional somatic syndrome?
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2011.04.003

The cause of noncyclical chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in many women is unknown: 30% have no identifiable pelvic pathology, and in those who do the relationship of CPP and the pathology is often unclear. Moreover, epidemiologic studies demonstr…

review 2011
Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain
Current pain and headache reports ·doi:10.1007/s11916-011-0204-4

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common complaint of women presenting for gynecologic and primary care. Evaluation of CPP requires obtaining a careful history including not only obstetrical and gynecologic information but also screening for g…

review 2011
Surgical Treatment of Endometriosis
Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America ·doi:10.1016/j.ogc.2011.09.004

In this review, the pitfalls that still exist with the surgical treatment of endometriosisassociatedpelvic pain have been discussed and the best evidence regarding various aspects of surgical techniques have been reviewed. When laparoscopy …

other 2011
The Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Pelvic Pain
·doi:10.1002/9781444391855.ch2

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) has a prevalence in the general population of 15%, and in about 4% of all women is of sufficient severity to cause them to seek medical care. In spite of being a common condition, the evaluation of CPP remains a co…

article 2011
Use of the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire as a Diagnostic Tool in Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2010.12.009

Study objectiveTo estimate the usefulness of the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) pain descriptors in the diagnostic evaluation of chronic pelvic pain.DesignRetrospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).Sett…

review 2010
Diagnosis and Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome: A Review
Journal of women's health (2002) ·doi:10.1089/jwh.2009.1702

Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) is a chronic bladder disorder characterized by pelvic pain and irritative voiding symptoms. The symptoms of IC/PBS can overlap with such conditions as endometriosis, recurrent urinary …

letter 2010
Is Uterine Retroversion and Retroflexion a Disease That Requires Surgical Correction?
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2010.08.693
book-chapter 2010
Surgical options for pelvic pain
·doi:10.3109/9781841847573-14
article 2010
Surgical options for pelvic pain
·doi:10.3109/9781841847573-32
other 2009
Endometriosis
·doi:10.1002/9781444308136.ch19

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Etiology Epidemiology Diagnosis Surgical Treatment Conclusion References

review 2009
Endometriosis and mechanisms of pelvic pain
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2009.06.017

Endometriosis remains an enigmatic disorder in that the cause, the natural history, and the precise mechanisms by which it causes pain are not completely understood. The pain symptoms most commonly attributed to endometriosis are dysmenorrh…

article 2009
Pelvic pain and surgeries in women before interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2009.10.866

ObjectiveThe objective of the study was to compare subjects with interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) with controls on prior surgeries.Study designIC/PBS subjects were compared with matched controls on surgeries and possi…

article 2009
The Effect of Depression on Pain Scores in Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2009.08.045
article 2009
The Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire as a Diagnostic Tool in Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain
·doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2009.08.047