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Women can face a number of health concerns as they age. Learn more about pelvic pain to discover behavioral techniques and treatment options.

Learn More About Pelvic Pain

Need to know more about how pelvic pain will affect you or someone you care for? Learn all the basics here:

     » Introduction to Pelvic Pain
     » Anatomy of Pelvic Pain
     » Diagnosis of Pelvic Pain
     » Treatment of Pelvic Pain

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Introduction

Statistics

Anatomy and How Things Go Wrong

Causes

Making the Diagnosis

Treatment Options

Causes

by Colleen M. Fitzgerald, MD

I. Muscle/Fascia
A. Myofascial pain syndromes
B. Dyssnergia of the pelvic floor muscles
C. Vaginismus
D. Vulvodynia

II. Skeletal/Joint
A. Pelvic insufficiency fracture
B. Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
C. Pelvic obliquity or derangement
D. Pubic symphysitis or Osteitis pubis
E. Post-radiation osteomyelitis
F. Coccydynia
G. Lumbar degenerative disc disease
H. Osteoarthritis of the hip
I. Hip fractures
J. Avascular necrosis of the femoral head
K. Bony metastasis

III. Neurologic
A. Radiation plexitis
B. Direct nerve trauma
C. Radiculopathy
D. Plexopathy
E. Peripheral neuropathy

IV. Psychogenic
A. Sexual abuse
B. Post-traumatic stress disorder
C. Depression

V. Urologic and Gynecologic
A. Cystitis
B. Urethritis
C. Urolithiasis
D. Pelvic inflammatory disease
E. Endometriosis
F. Ectopic pregnancy
G. Ovarian cyst
H. Adenomyosis
I. Fibroid tumor
J. Interstitial cystitis
K. Urethral syndrome
L. Neoplasm

VI. Gastrointestinal
A. Irritable bowel syndrome
B. Infectious enterocolitis
C. Diverticular disease
D. Hernia
E. Appendicitis
F. Ischemic bowel disease
G. Intestinal neoplasm

VII. Vascular
A. Hypoxemia/necrosis
B. Pelvic congestion syndrome
C. Pelvic varicosities