Chronic pelvic pain, psychiatric disorders and early emotional traumas: Results of a cross sectional case-control study.
OBJECTIVE
To compare the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and early emotional traumas between women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and healthy women.


METHODS
One hundred women in reproductive age, 50 of them had CPP (according to the criteria set by the International Association for Study of Pain), and 50 were considered healthy after the gynecological evaluation. The eligibility criteria were defined as follows: chronic or persistent pain perceived in the pelvis-related structures (digestive, urinary, genital, myofascial or neurological systems). Only women in reproductive age with acyclic pain for 6 mo, or more, were included in the present study. Menopause was the exclusion criterion. The participants were grouped according to age, school level and socio-economic status and were individually assessed through DSM-IV Structured Clinical Interview (SCID-I) and Early Trauma Inventory Self-report - short form (ETISR-SF Brazilian version). Descriptive statistics, group comparison tests and multivariate logistics regression were used in the data analysis.


RESULTS
The early emotional traumas are highly prevalent, but their prevalence did not differ between the two groups. The current Major Depressive Disorder was more prevalent in women with CPP. The CPP was associated with endometriosis in 48% of the women. There was no difference in the prevalence of disorders when endometriosis was taken into account (endometriosis vs other diseases: P > 0.29). The current Major Depressive Disorder and the Bipolar Disorder had greater occurrence likelihood in the group of women with CPP (ODDS = 5.25 and 9.0).


CONCLUSIONS
The data reinforce the link between mood disorders and CPP. The preview evidences about the association between CPP and early traumas tended not to be significant after a stronger methodological control was implemented.
Flávia L Osório, Ana Carolina F Carvalho, Mariana F Donadon, André L Moreno, Omero Polli-Neto, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Ribeirão Preto 14048-900, Brazil.
Flávia L
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Osório
Flávia L Osório, Ana Carolina F Carvalho, Mariana F Donadon, André L Moreno, Omero Polli-Neto, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Ribeirão Preto 14048-900, Brazil.
Ana Carolina F
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Carvalho
Flávia L Osório, Ana Carolina F Carvalho, Mariana F Donadon, André L Moreno, Omero Polli-Neto, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Ribeirão Preto 14048-900, Brazil.
Mariana F
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Donadon
Flávia L Osório, Ana Carolina F Carvalho, Mariana F Donadon, André L Moreno, Omero Polli-Neto, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Ribeirão Preto 14048-900, Brazil.
André L
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Moreno
Flávia L Osório, Ana Carolina F Carvalho, Mariana F Donadon, André L Moreno, Omero Polli-Neto, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Ribeirão Preto 14048-900, Brazil.
Omero
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Polli-Neto
Depression; Early trauma; Emotional; Pelvic pain; Psychiatric disorder
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