Pelvic pain causes
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Overview
Pelvic pain that persists for more than 6 months is considered chronic whereas pelvic pain that persists for less than this duration is considered acute. Differentiating between acute and chronic pain is important in understanding chronic pelvic pain syndromes. Common causes of pelvic pain are either gynecological such as Midcycle ovulation and Dysmenorrhea, gastrointestinal as seen in IBS or genitourinary such as UTI. The pain may indicate the presence of poorly understood conditions that likely represent abnormal psychoneuromuscular function.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Appendicitis
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Incomplete abortion
- Intussusception
- Large bowel obstruction
- Mesenteric ischemia
- Septic abortion
- Small bowel obstruction
- Uterine rupture
- Volvulus
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Common Causes
- Appendicitis
- Chronic pelvic pain syndromes
- Chronic prostatitis
- Depression
- Dysmenorrhea
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Labor
- Midcycle ovulation
- Pelvic floor prolapse
- Urinary tract infection
- Vaginitis
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Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | Abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | Appendicitis, Crohn's disease, diverticulitis, diverticulosis, hernia, IBD, intussusception, irritable bowel syndrome, large bowel obstruction, mesenteric ischemia, small bowel obstruction, volvulus |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | Abdominal abscess |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | Abruptio placentae, adenomyosis, cervicitis, chronic pelvic pain syndromes, dysmenorrhea, ectopic pregnancy, endometriosis, endometritis, incomplete abortion, intra-uterine device, labor, leiomyoma, midcycle ovulation, ovarian cyst, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, ovarian torsion, ovarian vein thrombosis, pelvic floor prolapse, pelvic inflammatory disease, pelvic masses, primary dysmenorrhea, ruptured ovarian cyst, septic abortion, tubo-ovarian abscess, uterine fibroids, uterine rupture, vaginitis |
| Oncologic | Lymphoma |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | Depression |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | Nephrolithiasis |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | Abdominal trauma |
| Urologic | Chronic prostatitis, cystitis, interstitial cystitis, urinary tract infection |
| Miscellaneous | Adhesion, sexual abuse |
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Causes in Alphabetical Order
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