Chronic pelvic pain in an interdisciplinary setting: 1 year prospective cohort

Chronic pelvic pain affects ∼15% of women, and presents a challenging problem for gynecologists due to its complex etiology involving multiple comorbidities. Thus an interdisciplinary approach has been proposed for chronic pelvic pain, where these multifactorial comorbidities can be addressed by different interventions at a single integrated center. Moreover, while cross-sectional studies can provide some insight into the association between these comorbidities and chronic pelvic pain severity, prospective longitudinal cohorts can identify comorbidities that are associated with changes in chronic pelvic pain severity o ver time.

Source: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - October 11, 2017 Category: OBGYN Authors: Catherine Allaire, Christina Williams, Sonja Bodmer-Roy, Sean Zhu, Kristina Arion, Kristin Ambacher, Jessica Wu, Ali Yosef, Fontayne Wong, Heather Noga, Susannah Britnell, Holly Yager, Mohamed A. Bedaiwy, Arianne Y. Albert, Sarka Lisonkova, Paul J. Yong Tags: Original Research: Gynecology Source Type: research