Pelvic Pain Associated with a Gynecologic Etiology

Healthcare practitioners often treat women with coexistent gynecological pelvic pain which may be attributed, by the patient, to a pelvic floor disorder. This chapter presents an algorithm for categorizing pelvic pain disorders into acute and chronic, based on the duration of the symptoms. Further categorization is based on the location of the pain. Access this chapter Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout Purchases are for personal use only Preview Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF. Similar content being viewed by others

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Author information Authors and Affiliations Editor information Editors and Affiliations Rights and permissions Copyright information © 2010 Springer-Verlag Italia About this chapter Cite this chapter Summers, S.L., Mueller, E.R. (2010). Pelvic Pain Associated with a Gynecologic Etiology. In: Santoro, G.A., Wieczorek, A.P., Bartram, C.I. (eds) Pelvic Floor Disorders. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1542-5_78 Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1542-5_78 Publisher Name: Springer, Milano Print ISBN: 978-88-470-1541-8 Online ISBN: 978-88-470-1542-5 eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)