Pelvic Pain
Pelvic pain affects up to one in five women and one in 12 men. Pelvic pain can be associated with a range of symptoms including bloating, bowel and bladder troubles, muscle spasms, painful sex, fatigue, anxiety and low mood. Common forms of pelvic pain include period pain and irritable bowel, while endometriosis is a possible contributor to pelvic pain.
Management
Treatment for pelvic pain varies widely depending on the condition. Treatments that may help include physiotherapy, daily stretches, heat pack and medication. Multidisciplinary pain management combined with self-management will also be important.
Help & Resources
Websites
- Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia
- Women’s Health & Research Institute of Australia
- www.pudendalnerve.com.au
- Endometriosis Australia
- EndoActive
- Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia
- Understanding long-term (chronic) pelvic pain (Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia)
- Male Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (International Association for the Study of Pain)
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Endometriosis (Women’s Health and Research Institute of Australia)
- Pudendal Neuralgia (Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia)
- Pudendal Neuralgia (Women’s Health and Research Institute of Australia)
- An Irritable Bowel (Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia)
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Women’s Health and Research Institute of Australia)
- Bladder Pain Syndrome (Women’s Health and Research Institute of Australia)
- Vulvar Pain (Women’s Health and Research Institute of Australia)
- Asherman’s Syndrome (Women’s Health and Research Institute of Australia)
- About Endometriosis: Webinar series and information (Endometriosis Australia)