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Chronic pelvic pain

Chronic pelvic pain

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A condition in which pain in the pelvis lasts longer than three months. It can be caused by many different conditions involving many different parts of the body, including the bladder, rectum, pelvic girdle muscles, ovaries, and abdominal organs.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common
Preteen
6-13
Rare
Teenager
14-18
Rare
Young adult
19-40
Very common
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Very common

Body locations

Pelvis, Lower abdomen

Symptoms

Low back pain
Constipation
Abdominal pain
Back pain
Urethral pain
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Chronic pelvic pain
Amitriptyline
2.7
44 reviews
Gabapentin
2.6
59 reviews
Acetaminophen
2.5
65 reviews
Elavil
NSAIDs
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Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Chronic pelvic pain

Surgery

Trigger point injections
2.6
48 reviews

Other treatments

Physical therapy
Acupuncture

Tests

Cervical culture
Urine culture
Urinalysis

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