Chronic pelvic pain refers to any pain in your abdomen, groin, hips, buttock, vaginal or rectal regions that typically lasts for six months or greater. The pain can be severe and constant or dull and intermittent. Symptoms may also include sharp, cramp-like abdominal pain or heavy pressure within the bladder or vagina. Diagnoses that have pelvic pain as a primary symptom includes vulvodynia, vulvar vestibulitis, vaginismus, endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, muscle tension or spasms, pelvic inflammatory disease and/or irritable bowel syndrome.
Chronic pelvic pain affects approximately 1 in 7 women between the ages of 18-50 years. Of the estimated 9.2 million American women who suffer from chronic pelvic pain, 90% also complain of dyspareunia (pain with intercourse).
YES! In most cases, conservative treatment, administered by a skilled pelvic floor therapist, is helpful at reducing, alleviating or completely eradicating pelvic pain. Click Here to learn more about the services provided for pelvic pain.