title: Chronic pelvic pain.
abstract: Chronic pelvic pain is a complex problem with a long history of attempts to elucidate the cause and to design effective therapies. This review is structured around recent articles in the field which contribute to our understanding, support certain therapeutic approaches, or describe a specific case. The pain aspects of endometriosis are included for their contribution to our understanding of pain and the difficulty encountered in managing these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015984:Causality; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology; D006801:Humans; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D010388:Pelvis; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic