Introduction to Chronic Pelvic Pain

In: Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain · 2021 · pp. 1–5 · doi:10.1017/9781108877084.002 · W3135295742
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Chronic pelvic pain is a common, real condition often dismissed by healthcare providers, but it is typically caused by identifiable issues and can be treated.

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Pelvic pain is a much more common condition than perceived by the medical and general community. Because it affects the most private aspects of human life such as sexuality and reproduction, patients are not willing to discuss it with their families, friends, and loved ones. Medical providers are also very likely to dismiss the symptoms and blame it on a psychological or psychiatric condition. Chronic pelvic pain is real, it is common, and it is almost always due to some identifiable disease or injury. Patients with pelvic pain need to be heard and treated with dignity and respect, and the majority of them can be helped.
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Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain Buy print or eBook [Opens in a new window] A Practical Manual - Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain - Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain - Copyright page - Contents - Contributors - Foreword - Chapter 1 Introduction to Chronic Pelvic Pain - Chapter 2 Neurobiological Basis of Pelvic Pain - Chapter 3 History and Evaluation of Patients with Chronic Pelvic Pain - Chapter 4 Psychological Assessment of a Female Patient with Chronic Pelvic Pain - Chapter 5 Musculoskeletal Assessment for Patients with Pelvic Pain - Chapter 6 Pharmacological Management of Patients with Pelvic Pain - Chapter 7 Evidence for Surgery for Pelvic Pain - Chapter 8 Pelvic Pain Arising from Endometriosis - Chapter 9 Bladder Pain Syndrome - Chapter 10 Pelvic Pain Arising from Pelvic Congestion Syndrome - Chapter 11 Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Chapter 12 Vulvodynia - Chapter 13 Pelvic Pain Arising from Adhesive Disease - Chapter 14 Pelvic Pain Arising from Ovarian Remnant Syndrome - Chapter 15 Pudendal Neuralgia - Chapter 16 Other Peripheral Pelvic Neuralgias - Chapter 17 Chronic Pain After Gynecological Surgery - Chapter 18 Pain Arising from Pelvic Mesh Implants - Chapter 19 Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction Arising from Chronic Pelvic Pain - Chapter 20 Physical Therapy Interventions for Musculoskeletal Impairments in Pelvic Pain - Chapter 21 If Everything Else Fails - Index - References Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 March 2021 Edited by Book contents - Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain - Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain - Copyright page - Contents - Contributors - Foreword - Chapter 1 Introduction to Chronic Pelvic Pain - Chapter 2 Neurobiological Basis of Pelvic Pain - Chapter 3 History and Evaluation of Patients with Chronic Pelvic Pain - Chapter 4 Psychological Assessment of a Female Patient with Chronic Pelvic Pain - Chapter 5 Musculoskeletal Assessment for Patients with Pelvic Pain - Chapter 6 Pharmacological Management of Patients with Pelvic Pain - Chapter 7 Evidence for Surgery for Pelvic Pain - Chapter 8 Pelvic Pain Arising from Endometriosis - Chapter 9 Bladder Pain Syndrome - Chapter 10 Pelvic Pain Arising from Pelvic Congestion Syndrome - Chapter 11 Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Chapter 12 Vulvodynia - Chapter 13 Pelvic Pain Arising from Adhesive Disease - Chapter 14 Pelvic Pain Arising from Ovarian Remnant Syndrome - Chapter 15 Pudendal Neuralgia - Chapter 16 Other Peripheral Pelvic Neuralgias - Chapter 17 Chronic Pain After Gynecological Surgery - Chapter 18 Pain Arising from Pelvic Mesh Implants - Chapter 19 Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction Arising from Chronic Pelvic Pain - Chapter 20 Physical Therapy Interventions for Musculoskeletal Impairments in Pelvic Pain - Chapter 21 If Everything Else Fails - Index - References Pelvic pain is a much more common condition than perceived by the medical and general community. 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