History of Gynecological Treatment of Women's Pelvic Pain and the Recent Emergence of Pain Sensitization (eBook)

Dr. John Jarrell, Emeritus Professor in the Department of OBGYN at the Cumming School of Medicine, and a visiting researcher of the History of Medicine and Health Care Program. He is an expert who examines the historical development of theories and therapies of chronic pelvic pain. He is the author of -100 peer reviewed papers on women's health and disease; editor of two books, one Textbook of Gynecology co-edited with Dr. Larry Copeland and one on Pain from Unrelated Treatments for the International Association for the Study of Pain.

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The History of Gynecological Treatment of Women's Pelvic Pain and the Recent Emergence of Pain Sensitization is a historical account on how women have been treated for the problems of pelvic pain. It describes the earliest reports of women suffering from pelvic pain that seem to suggest the presence of something beyond any understanding prior to the late twentieth century. This book is for awareness of the condition and will help readers understand the complex presentations of pelvic pain: the shift from episodic to persistent pain, referred pain, pain from a non-painful stimulus (allodynia), and excessive pain from a painful stimulus (hyperalgesia). This is a novel reference that provides a detailed chronology of past treatments and how the absence of awareness of pain sensitization led to some disreputable surgical procedures. In addition, it is an historical analysis on the emergence of central pain sensitization as an explanation for the historical challenges of the past to current developments.Discusses co-morbidities and possible reversal approachesProvides information on what to look for with pelvic pain to give guidance for potential solutionsCovers early women gynecologists and early developments in surgical practice