Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women

Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women

It is define as the pain in lower region of abdomen and between your hips for more than six months. It has many causes sometime it occur due to other disease condition.

Symptoms

Signs and symptoms include:

• Dull aching pain
• Severe or steady pain
• Heaviness between the hips
• Pain during intercourse
• Pain during defecation
• Pain during urination
• Menstrual pain occur more severely

Causes

It is mostly occur due to some other medical condition which includes:

• Musculoskeletal problems
• Tissue inflammation
• Osteoarthritis
• Endometriosis
• Chronic pelvic inflammatory disorder
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Fibroids uterine growth
• Interstitial cystitis

Diagnosis

Cause of chronic pain can be diagnosis through:

• Ultrasound to see the detail image of your abdomen and pelvic structure
• Pelvic examination to see any swelling and tenderness around the pelvic structures
• Lab test of vaginal fluid and blood test to rule out the other infectious causes of pelvic pain
• Laparoscopy to visualise the inner condition of abdomen through tiny camera which enter the abdomen through laparoscopic tube

Treatment

The aim of treatment is to reduce the pain and prevent the complications. Treatment options include:

• Pain killers like aspirin and ibuprofen to reduce the pain and inflammation
• Hormonal therapy
• Antibiotics if it occur due to any infection cause by bacteria or fungi
• Antidepressant some time helps in chronic pain
• Physical therapy to strengthen the pelvic muscles
• Neurostimulatuon to block nerve pathway which carry the pain fibres

Lifestyle and Home Remedies

• Take proper sleep
• Eat a healthy food
• Exercise daily
• Stick to your medicines and physical therapy
• Avoid stress