Chronic pelvic pain in women: assessment and management.
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This review outlines diagnostic and management strategies for chronic pelvic pain in women, discussing potential causes like endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and irritable bowel syndrome, and emphasizing multidisciplinary pain management.
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BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common condition that poses diagnostic and management challenges for doctors and their patients. OBJECTIVE: This article outlines an approach to the diagnosis and management of CPP in women, lists a range of possible aetiologies, and provides additional information on three conditions commonly associated with CPP: endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and irritable bowel syndrome. DISCUSSION: Chronic pelvic pain may be due to one or several aetiologies, while in some women no specific cause is identified. All women should be advised that even though limited medical knowledge sometimes precludes the assignation of a definite cause and cure, the pain can be managed, and psychological support can be provided. A multidisciplinary approach can be beneficial.
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Cited by (4)
- Prevalence of Chronic Pelvic Pain AmongWomen: An Updated Review 2014
- Clinical Outcome After Radical Excision of Moderate—Severe Endometriosis With or Without Bowel Resection and Reanastomosis 2013
- Lower pain thresholds in women with chronic pelvic pain: recognizing the role of anxiety and depression as part of person-centered approaches to treatment 2012
- Aspectos da sexualidade em mulheres com endometriose 2016
Cited by (4)
- Aspectos da sexualidade em mulheres com endometriose 2016
- Prevalence of Chronic Pelvic Pain AmongWomen: An Updated Review 2014
- Clinical Outcome After Radical Excision of Moderate—Severe Endometriosis With or Without Bowel Resection and Reanastomosis 2013
- Lower pain thresholds in women with chronic pelvic pain: recognizing the role of anxiety and depression as part of person-centered approaches to treatment 2012
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