Importance Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a challenging condition that affects an estimated
26% of the world's female population. Chronic pelvic pain accounts for 40% of …

BACKGROUND Primary dysmenorrhea, or painful menstruation in the absence of pelvic
pathology, is a common, and often debilitating, gynecological condition that affects between …

This Practice Guidelines document has been co-published in Phlebology [DOI: 10.1177/
0268355521999559] and Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders …

Background Health care planning for chronic pelvic pain (CPP), an important cause of
morbidity amongst women is hampered due to lack of clear collated summaries of its basic …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence of endometriosis in an operative cohort of women
seeking clinical care and in a matched population cohort to delineate more fully the scope …

Chronic pelvic pain is a common and significant disorder of women. It is estimated to have a
prevalence of 3.8% in women. Often the etiology of chronic pelvic pain is not clear, as there …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether first physician seen and symptoms beginning in
adolescence have an impact on the diagnostic experience of endometriosis. DESIGN: Cross …

Patients with chronic pain conditions demonstrate altered central processing of experimental
noxious stimuli, dysfunction of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, and reduced quality …

Background & Aims: Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have high surgical rates.
We investigated the demographic and medical factors independently associated with …

Many women are familiar with the experience of dysmenorrhea, which can contribute to
significant physical and emotional distress and life disruption. However, women may not …