Chronic Pelvic Pain

Paolo Vercellini, MD, University of Milan, Italy.

"While aimed at gynaecologists, it is useful reading for anyone involved in chronic pelvic pain." (ICS News, 1 January 2012) "This book is written for gynaecologists as part of the Gynaecology in Practice series, but is aninteresting and informative read for anyone involved in this complex topic. There are many potentialcauses of chronic pelvic pain and this book provides help in identification and diagnosis. All forms oftreatment are covered, including a chapter on Alternative Treatments." (International Painful Bladder Foundation, 26 July 2011)

• Series Foreword viiPreface viiiContributors ix1 Neurobiology of Chronic Pelvic Pain 1Jennifer Gunter2 The Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Pelvic Pain 7Fred M. Howard3 Psychogenic Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain, and its Impact on Psychological Status 29Alessandra Graziottin4 Endometriosis: Pathogenesis and Management of Pain 40Jennifer L. Kulp and A. Arici5 Pelvic Infections and Chronic Pelvic Pain 50Nicole Paterson and John Jarrell6 Pelvic Congestion Syndrome 65Aarti Umranikar and Ying Cheong7 Chronic Pelvic Pain and Adhesions 71Michael P. Diamond, Manvinder Singh, and Elizabeth E. Puscheck8 Fibroids, Adenomyosis, and Chronic Pelvic Pain 77David L. Olive9 Bladder Pain Syndrome and Other Urological Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain 86Daniela Wittmann and J. Quentin Clemens10 Chronic Pelvic Pain of Enterocolic Origin 98Andrea J. Rapkin and Tevy Tith11 Musculoskeletal Causes of Pelvic Pain 115Frank Tu, Colleen Fitzgerald, Sangeeta Senapati, and Kristen Pozolo12 Dyspareunia: Causes and Treatments (Including Provoked Vestibulodynia) 125Marta Meana and Yitzchak M. Binik Copyrighted Material13 Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain in the Adolescent Woman 137Luigi Fedele, Giada Frontino, and Stefano Bianchi14 Multidisciplinary Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain Without Obvious Pathology 141Liza Marie Colimon, David Ashley Hill, and Georgine Lamvu15 The Role of Definitive Surgery in the Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain and Posthysterectomy Pain 155Brett A.H. Schultz and Tommaso Falcone16 Alternative Treatments for Chronic Pelvic Pain 167Cindy FarquharIndex 176