Pelvic Pain

Pelvic pain is one of the most commonly reported symptoms in gynecology practice. Pelvic pain can be acute (of short and limited duration) or chronic (of longer duration). Acute Pelvic Pain Acute pelvic pain is pelvic pain lasting no more than one month. Acute pain of the pelvis can originate from the gastrointestinal organs (bowel or stomach), genitourinary system (gynecologic organs—uterus, fallopian tubes, or ovaries or urinary system—bladder, kidneys, ureters, or urethra), or can be musculoskeletal (muscles and bones of the pelvis) in nature. Pregnancy The causes of acute pelvic pain with pregnancy include ruptured ectopic pregnancy, threatened or incomplete abortion (miscarriage), and degeneration of fibroids. An ectopic pregnancy occurs when the fetus implants outside the uterine cavity—in a fallopian tube, for example. The pain associated with ectopic pregnancy is due to dilation of the tube or blood in the peritoneal cavity, which causes irritation. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease... Access this chapter Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout Purchases are for personal use only Suggested Resources www.endometriosisassn.org www.endocenter.org Rights and permissions Copyright information © 2004 Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers About this entry Cite this entry Gitiforooz, H. (2004). Pelvic Pain. In: Encyclopedia of Women’s Health. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-306-48113-0_330 Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-306-48113-0_330 Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA Print ISBN: 978-0-306-48073-7 Online ISBN: 978-0-306-48113-0 eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive Keywords These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.