Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
• Somatization
• Sexual/physical/psychological abuse
• Depression/anxiety
• Abdominal wall pain
Gynecologic:
• Endometriosis
• Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease
• Dysmenorrhea
• Adenomyosis
• Ovarian cyst
• Adhesions
Gastrointestinal:
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Constipation
• Neoplasm
Genitourinary:
• Interstitial cystitis
• Urinary retention
• Neoplasm
Musculoskeletal:
• Pelvic floor myalgia
• Myofascial pain (trigger points)
• Injury
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