International Pelvic Pain Society information

The International Pelvic Pain Society is an organization of healthcare professionals whose primary mission is to disseminate educational resources for...

Pelvic pain is pain in the area of the pelvis. Acute pain is more common than chronic pain. If the pain lasts for more than six months, it is deemed to...

Retrieved December 23, 2010. Phillip Reginald, MD. "Pelvic Congestion". The International Pelvic Pain Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on September...

of bladder pain syndrome (BPS), is chronic pain in the bladder and pelvic floor of unknown cause. It is the urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome of...

If a person is fully awake and has no pain in the pelvis, medical imaging of the pelvis is not needed. Pelvic fractures are most commonly described using...

at the erect state (cold glans syndrome), pelvic pain, low libido, erectile dysfunction, erectile pain, pain on ejaculation, penile sensory changes (numbness...

(nephrolithiasis), pyelonephritis Pelvic: cystitis, bladder stone, bladder cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease, pelvic pain syndrome Gynecologic: endometriosis...

of the body. Symptoms include pelvic pain, heavy and painful periods, pain with bowel movements, painful urination, pain during sexual intercourse and...

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is characterized by descent of pelvic organs from their normal positions into the vagina. In women, the condition usually...

The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) is an international learned society promoting research, education, and policies for the understanding...

Visceral pain is pain that results from the activation of nociceptors of the thoracic, pelvic, or abdominal viscera (organs). Visceral structures are highly...

providers who use SEMG biofeedback to treat elimination disorders and pelvic pain. The BCIA website provides a detailed explanation of the requirements...

include medications, pelvic floor physical therapy, surgery, and counselling. Vulvodynia is estimated to affect up to 10-28% of women. Pain is the most notable...

due to the high prevalence of complications, including mesh erosion, pain and pelvic infection. Complications may arise from concomitant surgery and inappropriate...

bluish tinge to the vaginal wall. Pelvic exams are most often performed when there are unexplained symptoms of discharge, pain, unexpected bleeding or urinary...

Chronic pain or chronic pain syndrome is a type of pain that is also known by other titles such as gradual burning pain, electrical pain, throbbing pain, and...

for each type of typical pain related to endometriosis (dysmenorrhea, deep dyspareunia and non-menstrual chronic pelvic pain), combined with the clinical...

The International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) is a global body for professionals practising in the field of urogynaecology and female pelvic medicine...

bifurcates the perineal body, which is essential for the integrity of the pelvic floor. Precipitous birth can also sever—and more severely sever—the perineal...

disease of the symphysis, which can cause groin pain, results from instability or from abnormal pelvic mechanics. Symphysiolysis is separation or slipping...

the term now recognized by the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease. Provoked vestibulodynia, pain provoked by contact localized...

structures that hold the uterus in place within the pelvic cavity. Symptoms may include vaginal fullness, pain with sexual intercourse, difficulty urinating...

long-running research programme on chronic pain in women, focussing especially on women's experiences of pelvic pain, but also covering chronic fatigue, the...

experience irregular menstrual periods, heavy periods, excess hair, acne, pelvic pain, difficulty getting pregnant, and patches of thick, darker, velvety skin...

in Multinational Cohorts of Patients with Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome". European Urology. 63 (5). Elsevier BV: 953–959. doi:10.1016/j...

pelvic examination or with an internal ultrasound. It usually does not pose any medical problems, though it can be associated with dyspareunia (pain during...