title: Chronic pelvic pain.
abstract: As opposed to the satisfying solutions found in the management of acute pain, chronic pelvic pain can be a vexing problem for the patient and physician. Seldom is a single source or cause found, and nearly always the condition is influenced by the broader social and psychological context of the patient. In this article, we discuss the evaluation of chronic pelvic pain, often considering pain as the disease itself, and identify peripheral generators, which gynecologists can address to help reduce their contributions to symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Steege
authors.forename: Matthew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Siedhoff
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D059350:Chronic Pain; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D058748:Pain Perception / Q000502:physiology; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D063189:Symptom Assessment / Q000379:methods