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Pelvic pain
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Pelvic pain that persists for more than 6 months is considered chronic whereas pelvic pain that persists for less than this duration is considered acute. Differentiating between acute and chronic pelvic pain is important in understanding chronic pelvic pain syndromes. Common causes of pelvic pain are either gynecological such as midcycle ovulation and dysmenorrhea, gastrointestinal as seen in IBS or genitourinary such as UTI. The pain may indicate the presence of poorly understood conditions that likely represent abnormal psychoneuromuscular function.
Causes
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Appendicitis
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Incomplete abortion
- Intussusception
- Large bowel obstruction
- Mesenteric ischemia
- Septic abortion
- Small bowel obstruction
- Uterine rupture
- Volvulus
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Common Causes
- Appendicitis
- Chronic pelvic pain syndromes
- Chronic prostatitis
- Depression
- Dysmenorrhea
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Labor
- Midcycle ovulation
- Pelvic floor prolapse
- Urinary tract infection
- Vaginitis
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Causes by Organ System
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Causes in Alphabetical Order
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hilda Mahmoudi M.D., M.P.H.[2]