title: Chronic pelvic pain in women: an epidemiological perspective.
abstract: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is common in women of reproductive age and has a significant impact on quality of life, work efficiency and healthcare utilization. CPP can be a manifestation of many different, often multifactorial conditions, and in the absence of an identified cause, the management can be particularly challenging. High quality epidemiological studies would improve the understanding of CPP and identify risk factors which may be targeted for the development of appropriate management strategies. This review focuses on what is known about the prevalence, risk factors, individual and societal burden of CPP and outlines important management strategies.
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology Group, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: Abimbola A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ayorinde
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology Group, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: Gary J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Macfarlane
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, Aberdeen AB25 2ZL, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: Lucky
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Saraswat
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Health Sciences, School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: Siladitya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
mesh_terms: D059350:Chronic Pain; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: chronic pelvic pain; management; prevalence; risk factors