Chronic Pelvic Pain Diagnosis and Management...

From: Helen Dynda (olddad66@runestone.net)
Wed Aug 2 17:17:52 2000


CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT * Page 1. Sources of Chronic PelvicPain... Prevalence of Chronic Pelvic Pain... Definition of Chronic Pelvic Pain... Laparoscopic Findings in Chronic Pelvic Pain Patients... Reasons for Increased Findings of Endometriosis in Pelvic Pain Patients

http://www.obgyn.net/english/pubs/features/carter/cpp_carter.htm

* Page 2. Current System of Triage: The history for a pelvic pain patient requires the use of five separate forms: 1.) Monthly pain calendar 2.) Symptoms checklist 3.) Pain Questionnaire 4.) Pain mapping 5.) Psychological assessment (related history form)

http://www.obgyn.net/english/pubs/features/carter/cpp_carter_p2.htm

* Page 3. Evaluation Forms: Monthly Pain Calendar... Symptoms Checklist... Pain Questionnaire... Activity Levels... Pain Moderators... Pain Mapping... Related History Form

http://www.obgyn.net/english/pubs/features/carter/cpp_carter_p3.htm

* Page 4. Physical Examination: Musculoskeletal Evaluation... Myofascial Evaluation (Hernias, Nerve Entrapment and Referred Pain, Neuralgia)... Urological Evaluation (Urethral Syndrome, Interstitial Cystitis)... Gastroenterologic Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Chronic Appendicitis)... Psychological Factors in Patients With Chronic Pelvic Pain (Psychological Differential Diagnosis)... Gynecologic Evaluation (Pelvic Floor Myalgia, Coccydynia, Prostadynia, Pelvic Floor Spas, Levator Spasm, Pyriformis Syndrome)... Posthysterectomy Syndrome... Pelvic Exam for Pain... Gynecologic Differential for Pelvic Pain... Accuracy of Physical Exam...

http://www.obgyn.net/english/pubs/features/carter/cpp_carter_p4.htm

* Page5. Findings at Laparoscopy In Patients with Pelvic Pain... Chronic Pelvic Pain Evaluation... Efficacy of GnRH Agonists in Treatment of Endometriosis... GnRH Agonists as Diagnostic-Therapeutic Trial vs Laparoscopy... Risks of GnRH Agonists... Risks of Laparoscopy

http://www.obgyn.net/english/pubs/features/carter/cpp_carter_p5.htm

* Page 6. Effectiveness of Laparoscopy... Treatment for Negative Laparoscopies... Pelvic Pain in Adolescents... Pelvic Adhesions... Role of Laparoscopy for Endometriosis... Laparoscopic Uterosacral Nerve Ablation for Pain... Stage of Endometriosis and Level of Pain Report... Role of Presacral Neurectomy... Role of Hysterectomy... Role of Appendectomy... Pelvic Pain Therapy... Psychology vs Pathology

http://www.obgyn.net/english/pubs/features/carter/cpp_carter_p6.htm

* Page 7. Conclusions... References... Printable forms: Monthly Pain Calendar... Pain Mapping... Pain Questionnaire... Related History... Symptoms Checklist

http://www.obgyn.net/english/pubs/features/carter/cpp_carter_p7.htm


Enter keywords:
Returns per screen: Require all keywords: