Female Pelvic Pain: Assessment

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Castellanos ◽  
Louise P King

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women is responsible for greater than 10% of referrals to gynecologists. A majority of them will remain undiagnosed or inadequately treated. Over time, CPP may lead to a syndrome that results in disability, loss of employment, and discord within relationships. This review discusses how to achieve a comprehensive assessment of CPP from a variety of causes. This review contains 12 figures, 2 tables and 57 references Key Words: dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, irritable bowel syndrome, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic pain, pudendal neuralgia, somatic pain, visceral pain

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Castellanos ◽  
Louise P King

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women is responsible for greater than 10% of referrals to gynecologists. A majority of them will remain undiagnosed or inadequately treated. Over time, CPP may lead to a syndrome that results in disability, loss of employment, and discord within relationships. This review discusses how to achieve a comprehensive assessment of CPP from a variety of causes. This review contains 13 figures, 5 tables and 60 references Key Words: dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, irritable bowel syndrome, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic pain, pudendal neuralgia, somatic pain, visceral pain


1991 ◽  
Vol 12 (sup1) ◽  
pp. 65-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. A. Walker ◽  
W. J. Katon ◽  
J. Jemelka ◽  
H. Alfrey ◽  
M. Bowers ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 132-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramy Goueli ◽  
Dominique Thomas ◽  
Aparna Suresh ◽  
Alexis Te ◽  
Jaclyn Bonder ◽  
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1996 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. A. Walker ◽  
A. N. Gelfand ◽  
M. D. Gelfand ◽  
C. Green ◽  
Wj Katon

2005 ◽  
Vol 60 (7) ◽  
pp. 439-440
Author(s):  
Rachel E. Williams ◽  
Katherine E. Hartmann ◽  
Robert S. Sandler ◽  
William C. Miller ◽  
Lucy A. Savitz ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (02) ◽  
pp. 173-179
Author(s):  
Syeda Rabia ◽  
Naeem Akhtar Qureshi ◽  
Afsha Shahid ◽  
Hira Afreen

Objectives: To determine the frequency and associated risk factors of chronicpelvic pain (CPP) in educated women under 30 years of age. Study Design: A cross sectionalstudy. Setting: North Naziabad and Gulshan e Iqbal towns of Karachi. Period: January to July2017. Method: Data was collected through convenient sampling. Informed verbal consentwas taken before data collection. A questioner was used to collect demographic and obstetricdata. Screening of Anxiety and depression was done using standard tool Hospital basedanxiety and depression scale (HADS).Result were analyzed on SPSS. Result: The mean ageof women were 25 years, SD = 4.31. The frequency of chronic pelvic pain was 29% (116).Gynecological cause was found in 68.9% (80). Irritable bowel syndrome was seen in 9% (36)women. Significant association of CPP was noted with Dysmenorrhoea (p-value=000,OR=.207), Dyspareunia (p-value = .000, OR = .166), Heavy menstrual flow (p-value = .033, OR= .333), married (p-value = .000, OR = .414), Vaginal discharge (p-value = .000, OR = .260),Anxiety (p-value = .000, OR = .300), depression (p-value = .002, OR = .452), Normal mentalstatus (p-value = .000, OR = 2.488), Irritable bowel syndrome (p-value = .000, OR = .169)and PMS (p-value = .000, OR = .438). Conclusion: Frequency of chronic pelvic pain is high inyoung educated women. Gynecological causes, irritable bowel syndrome and psychologicaldisorder are significantly associated with CPP. 


Author(s):  
Rok Seon Choung ◽  
Linda M. Herrick ◽  
Giles Richard Locke ◽  
Alan R. Zinsmeister ◽  
Nicholas J. Talley

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