title: Recurrent pelvic pain in women.
abstract: We conducted a prospective survey from January to September 1999 on a random population from the city of Turin, Italy, to highlight pain pathologies at various ages and possible differences between sexes. By means of a questionnaire, women were asked about age, profession, marital status, menstrual pain, type of delivery, number of children, onset and presence of pain of any type. Pain-related questions included its characteristics, familial tendencies, treatment, type, duration, daily and monthly quantity of medication taken, habits, previous pathologies, or surgical operations. A control group of men was investigated.
authors.affiliation: Anesthesia and ICU Department, Sant'Anna Hospital, Corso Spezia 60, Torino 10126, Italy. dipartimentoc@oirmsantanna.piemonte.it
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Margaria
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sortino
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gollo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Falletta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D012651:Self Medication; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires