Chronic Pelvic Pain (eBook)

Edited by Paolo Vercellini, MD, University of Milan, Italy

Series Foreword.

Preface.

Contributors. 1. Neurobiology of chronic pelvic pain
(Jennifer Gunter).

2. The differential diagnosis of Chronic Pelvic Pain (Fred M.
Howard).

3. Psychiatric causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain and impact of
Chronic Pelvic Pain on psychological status (Alessandra
Grazziotin).

4. Endometriosis: pathogenesis and management of pain
(Jennifer L Kulp and A. Arici ).

5. Pelvic infections and Chronic Pelvic Pain (Nicole
Paterson and John Jarrell).

6. The pelvic congestion syndrome (Aarti Umranikar and Ying
Cheong).

7. Chronic Pelvic Pain and Adhesions (Michael P. Diamond,
Manvinder Singh, and Elizabeth E. Puscheck).

8. Fibroids, adenomyosis, and chronic pelvic pain (David L.
Olive).

9. Bladder Pain Syndrome and Other Urological Causes of Chronic
Pelvic Pain (Daniela Wittmann and J. Quentin Clemens).

10. Chronic Pelvic Pain of enterocolic origin (Andrea
J. Rapkin and Tevy Tith).

11. Musculoskeletal causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (
Frank Tu, Colleen Fitzgerald, Sangeeta Senapati, and Kristen
Pozolo).

12. Dyspareunia: causes and treatments (including
vestibulodynia) (Marta Meana and Yitzchak M. Binik).

13. Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain in the adolescent woman
( L. Fedele, Giada Frontino and Stefano Bianchi).

14. Multidisciplinary management of Chronic Pelvic Pain
without obvious pathology (Liza Marie Colimon, David Ashley
Hill, and Georgine Lamvu ).

15. The role of definitive surgery in the management of Chronic
Pelvic Pain and posthysterectomy pain (Brett A.H. Schultz
and Tommaso Falcone).

16. Alternative treatments for Chronic Pelvic Pain (Cindy
Farquhar).

Index.

"While aimed at gynaecologists, it is useful reading for anyone
involved in chronic pelvic pain." (ICS News, 1 January 2012)



"This book is written for gynaecologists as part of the
Gynaecology in Practice series, but is an

interesting and informative read for anyone involved in this
complex topic. There are many potential

causes of chronic pelvic pain and this book provides help in
identification and diagnosis. All forms of

treatment are covered, including a chapter on Alternative
Treatments." (International Painful Bladder Foundation, 26 July
2011)