What are the more common gynaecological causes of pelvic pain?

What are the common causes of gynaecological pelvic pain?

Dysmenorrhoea (pain associated with menstruation) is the commonest type of gynaecological pelvic pain in young women. Pain may occur at the time of ovum (egg) release about 14 days before the next period is due; this pain is called mid-cycle pain or Mittelschmerz. Cysts (fluid filled sacs) within the ovaries occur frequently and indeed naturally throughout the reproductive years; these may be called physiological or functional cysts. Sometimes, bleeding may occur into a physiological cyst resulting in acute pain. Pelvic pain may be an indication of a problem during early pregnancy (Miscarriage;12.23).

Other gynaecological causes of pelvic pain include pelvic inflammatory disease (Q 20. 2), fibroids (14) and endometriosis (18). Utero- vaginal prolapse (1) may cause a dragging pelvic ache or pain.

Related Medical Abstracts - Click on the paper title:-

• Chronic pelvic pain: the occurrence of interstitial cystitis in a gynecological population. (2005-01)
• The prevalence of interstitial cystitis, endometriosis, adhesions, and vulvar pain in women with chronic pelvic pain. (2005-02)The evil twins of chronic pelvic pain syndrome: endometriosis and interstitial cystitis. (2002-01)
• Criteria that indicate endometriosis is the cause of chronic pelvic pain (1998)
  

  

  
  
  
  

  

  
  

  Please click on the required question.

  • 1 Pelvic Pain. Is this a common problem?
  • 2 What are the common causes of pelvic pain in women?
  • 3 What are the more common gynaecological causes of pelvic pain?
  • 4 What are the more common non-gynaecological causes of pelvic pain?
  • 5 What are primary and secondary dysmenorrhoea - painful periods?
  • 6 What is retrograde menstruation?
  • 7 How can dysmenorrhoea - painful periods be treated?
  • 8 What are ovarian cysts?
  • 9 How do ovarian cysts cause pain?
  • 10 How are ovarian cysts diagnosed?
  • 11 How are ovarian cysts treated?
  • 12 I think I may be pregnant and I have some pelvic pain. What should I do?
  • 13 What is pelvic inflammatory disease and how can it be treated?
  • Mittelschmertz

  FIBROIDS

  •  What are fibroids?
  •  I have fibroids. What difficulties might they cause for me?
  •  How are fibroids diagnosed?
  •  How could my fibroids be treated?

    ENDOMETRIOSIS

  •  What is endometriosis?
  •  How prevalent is endometriosis?
  •  What causes endometriosis?
  •  How can my endometriosis be treated?
  •  How can my doctor determine the cause of my pelvic pain?
  •  What investigations might be recommended by my gynaecologist to investigate my pelvic pain?
  •  What is laparoscopy?
  •  What are pelvic adhesions?
  •  I have chronic pelvic pain. Could this be related to adhesions?
  •  What is uterine retroversion (retroverted uterus)
  •   Does a retroverted uterus (backward tilted uterus) cause symptoms?
  •  How is a retroverted uterus - backward tilted uterus - treated?
  •  What is pelvic congestion?
  •  What causes pain associated with sexual intercourse (dyspareunia)
  •  How can painful sexual intercourse (dyspareunia) be treated?
  •  What is a pelvic mass?

    IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME - IBS

  •  What is irritable bowel syndrome?
  •  How can we find out if I have irritable bowel syndrome?
  •  Is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) a common condition?
  •  What causes IBS?
  •  What is the pain associated with IBS like?
  •  Can IBS be mistaken for gynaecological problems?
  •  How can my IBS be treated?
  •  What other treatments are available for IBS?
  •  What can be done to reduce the amount of bowel gas(flatus)
  •  What is constipation?
  •  What causes constipation?
  •   How can constipation be treated?
  •  How could we summarise the treatments that are available for my pelvic pain?
  •  Where can I obtain more information?
  •  Pelvic Pain Support Groups.
  •  Endometriosis Support Groups.
  •  IBS Support Groups.
  
  
  

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