title: Acute and chronic pelvic pain.
abstract: Acute and chronic pelvic pain in the adolescent patient needs to be taken seriously. In most cases, an underlying cause can be identified. Under no circumstances should the label of psychogenic pain be offered on these teenagers without a prior negative laparoscopy. Adequate diagnosis and early therapy are essential to improve the quality of life and preserve the reproductive prognosis in these young patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010388:Pelvis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010808:Physical Examination; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis