Many women of child-bearing years feel pain in their pelvic area and don’t know what it is. It gets worse as the day goes on, and with each pregnancy. Their doctors also sometimes can’t determine the ...

When it comes to menstrual misconceptions, believing that chronic pelvic pain is “just a regular part of being a woman” is a common myth. In fact, believing that persistent pelvic pain is normal is an ...

The prevalence of chronic pelvic pain ranges between approximately 4% to 16% in women. 1 It can be provoked by numerous conditions, eg, gynecological, urological, gastrological, surgical, neurological ...

Pelvic congestion syndrome can lead to chronic pain in the pelvic or abdominal area. Issues with the pelvic veins cause it, specifically when the veins become enlarged or dilated. Changes in pressure ...

Screening for depression, personality disorders and domestic violence should be included. Women with any of these identifiers will have a higher incidence of somatic complaints and should be treated ...

Pelvic pain is common in women, but it’s rarely easy to diagnose – which is women are taking matters into their own hands. You may associate pelvic pain with conditions such as endometriosis, but ...

Sophie Robehmed spent most of 2018 with chronic abdominal and lower back pain, symptoms she'd had before but never for more than a week or so. Then she was diagnosed with pelvic congestion syndrome - ...

Pelvic venous congestion syndrome (PVCS) is a common cause of chronic pelvic pain in young and middle-aged women. It occurs as a result of both intrinsic and acquired venous abnormalities, such as ...

Pelvic congestion syndrome is an ongoing condition that affects the pelvic area or the lower part of your belly. Experts think it’s caused by problems with veins in that part of the body. Pelvic ...

Each month, Clinical Advisor makes one new clinical feature available ahead of print. Don’t forget to take the poll. The results will be published in the next month’s issue. Pelvic congestion syndrome ...

As a woman, it can be painfully frustrating trying to get a medical diagnosis. In fact, the average time it takes to receive diagnosis for endometriosis was seven and a half years from the first onset ...