Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain

Pelvic peripheral neuralgias may be a cause of pain in 6% of women with chronic pelvic pain. This type of pain is neuropathic and typically follows the distribution of specific peripheral nerves. Common causes of neuropathic pain include trauma and visceral pathology, and the diagnosis can be...

Pregnancy Related Pain: Sciatica My Ass!

This session will describe the impact and prevalence of pelvic girdle pain (PGP) in pregnancy and the postpartum period. Anatomic, biomechanical, and hormonal influences in the etiology of pain will be explored. The most common diagnoses in pain presentation will be highlighted, debunking the common...

All About Pelvic Pain

There are a lot of different causes of pelvic pain, and there’s never just one cause of pelvic pain. Many times there is more than one or two, three, or four causes in someone who presents with pelvic pain. And it expands all organ systems. It goes from vascular, urological, gynecological...

Endometriosis: The Mysteries of Misplaced Cells and Cyclical Pain

Although endometriosis is the most common condition identified among women with dysmenorrhea and chronic pelvic pain, its evaluation and management presents many challenges to practicing clinicians. This lecture will provide participants with a practical and state-of-the-art approach to the care of...

Gabapentin and Pelvic Pain: A Treatment Option for Vulvodynia?

Conclusions from a new study suggest that gabapentin may be an effective treatment for provoked vulvodynia, a chronic pain condition marked by stinging, irritation, and burning, which is aggravated by contact, and may lead to sexual dysfunction. Lead author Gloria Bachmann, MD, MMS, Director of the...

Sexual Pain Terminology, Evaluation, and Management

Published in PAINWeek Journal Vol 6, Q4

The Mysteries of Misplaced Cells and Cyclical Pain in Endometriosis

Although endometriosis is the most common condition identified among women with dysmenorrhea and chronic pelvic pain, its evaluation and management presents many challenges to practicing clinicians. This lecture will provide participants with a practical and state-of-the art approach to the care of...

The Treatment of Pelvic Pain Across the Gender Spectrum

Pelvic pain is a global problem affecting people across the gender spectrum through a limitation of quality of life, a loss of pleasure, and often a loss of hope for recovery. This session will outline the interdisciplinary options for taking advantage of current pain science as a framework to...

Evaluation and Management of Sexual Pain in Females

It is estimated that up to 21% of women worldwide experience significant pain during intercourse at some point in their lifetime. Research shows that most women suffer in silence for years before they obtain proper care. Pain during intercourse, or dyspareunia, can be classified into superficial...

Women's Pain--There's Alot You Can Do!

Sexual pain affects almost 20% of women across the world and in the United States somewhere between 8% and 20% depending on who you read. It’s been associated with a lot of physical disability, sexual dysfunction, psychiatric disability and excessive healthcare costs. The problem is because it’s...