John Jarrell

ObjectiveTo provide evidence-based recommendations for the management of chronic pelvic pain in females.Target populationThis guideline is specific to pelvic pain in adolescent and adult females and excluded literature that looked at pelvic…

) of the ovaries in relation to the "fits" of hystero-epileptic patients, while validating women's pain experiences during the latter part of the nineteenth century. Differences in the interpretation of disease concepts between Robert Batte…

Clinical pain testing has been used to ascertain the pathophysiology of many clinical conditions, but its use in the management of endometriosis has been limited. Although the testing can require the use of complex testing in the laboratory…

ObjectiveThis study sought to characterize central sensitization further among women with chronic pelvic pain by identifying temporal summation using a cotton-tipped applicator test that can be used at the bedside.MethodA total of 36 women …

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Individuals with non-acute pain are challenged with variable pain responses following surgery as well as psychological challenges, particularly depression and catastrophizing. The purpose of this study was to compare pr…

ObjectiveTo improve the understanding of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and to provide evidence-based guidelines of value to primary care health professionals, general obstetricians and gynaecologists, and those who specialize in chronic pain.Bu…

ObjectifAméliorer La compréhension de la douleur pelvienne chronique (DPC) et fournir des directives cliniques factuelles qui bénéficieront aux fournisseurs de soins de santé primaires, aux obstétriciens-gynécologues et aux spécialistes de …

Historically, the evolutionary origins of menstruation have been based on two theories: the ability to eliminate infectious agents carried to the uterus with spermatozoa and the comparative conservation of energy with menstruation compared …

Pelvic pain is a common condition that is associated with dysmenorrhea and endometriosis. In some women the severe episodes of cyclic pain change and the resultant pain becomes continuous and this condition becomes known as Chronic Pelvic P…

Objectives: A previous randomized controlled trial from 1991 to 1993 comparing excision of endometriosis with sham surgery demonstrated no difference in reported pain after blinding between the excision and sham groups for one year. Overall…

BackgroundThis is a case report of sensory assessment in a woman with severe chronic pelvic pain following uterine artery embolization, and a discussion of a commonly observed sensory manifestation (allodynia) associated with chronic pelvic…

ObjectiveThe primary objectives of this study were to explore the pain experience after gynecologic laparoscopy that is performed for nonacute pain conditions and to determine whether preoperative psychologic tests and quantitative tests of…

ObjectiveWe sought to assess the concurrent validity and interrater reliability of the cotton-tipped applicator (CTA) test as a screening tool for diagnosis of cutaneous allodynia in patients with viscerally related chronic pelvic pain (CPP…

which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Objectives. This study was done to evaluate three bedside tests in discriminating visceral pain from somatic pain am…

Endometriosis and myofascial pain are common disorders with significant impact on quality of life. Increasingly, these conditions are being recognized as highly interconnected through processes that have been described for more than a centu…

Pelvic infections are common problems affecting women globally, with serious sequelae for future reproductive health. The cause of the infections can be spontaneous or a consequence of therapeutic intervention. A variety of organisms may be…

Use of laparoscopy is an area of interest owing to a previous report of significant numbers of repeat laparoscopic surgery in some women in Alberta, Canada. It was hypothesized that analyzing individual-woman rates of annual repeat procedur…

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Whereas in the recent past pain in the child and adolescent was directed to cancer management, there is increasing interest in pain in children and adolescents in relation to nonmalignant conditions. Additionally, there i…

Pelvic pain is a common condition that is associated with dysmenorrhea and endometriosis. In some women the severe episodes of cyclic pain change and the resultant pain becomes continuous and this condition becomes known as Chronic Pelvic P…

ObjectivesLaparoscopic surgery has become an important procedure in the diagnosis and management of pelvic pathology. Whether or not repeat laparoscopic procedures, sometimes repeated several times, are of real benefit is unclear. This stud…