All Entries in the "Pelvic Pain" Category

What is pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

PID is an infection of a woman’s pelvic organs. The pelvic organs include the uterus (womb), fallopian tubes (tubes), ovaries, and other organs related to having babies.

What causes PID?
Bacteria (a type of germ) moves up from a woman’s vagina, infecting her tubes, ovaries, and womb. Many different types of germs can cause PID. But, germs [...]

Uterine Fibroids

What are uterine fibroids?
Uterine fibroids are the most common, non-cancerous tumors in women of childbearing age. The fibroids are made of muscle cells and other tissues that grow within and around the wall of the uterus.

Who is at risk for uterine fibroids?
There are several risk factors for uterine fibroids:

African American woman are at [...]

Endometriosis

What is endometriosis?
Endometriosis occurs when tissues that usually grow inside uterus instead grow on the outside. These tissues often grow on the surfaces of organs in the pelvis or abdomen, where they are not supposed to grow.
Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecological diseases, affecting more than 5.5 million women in North America. [...]

What is vulvodynia?

Vulvodynia is a term used to describe chronic pain or discomfort of the vulva.
Health care providers do not know what causes vulvodynia. It is diagnosed when other causes of vulvar pain, such as infection or skin diseases, are ruled out.
NICHD-funded research estimates that as many as 16 percent of women suffer from chronic vulvar pain [...]

Pelvic Pain During Pregnancy

The joints of the pelvis can cause pain during pregnancy. Pelvic pain causes such pain that movement is limited and the ability to walk is impaired. As your pregnancy progresses, you may develop aches and pains in your hips and pelvic area. This is a normal sign that your pelvic girdle is preparing for childbirth.
What [...]

Acupuncture relieves pelvic pain during pregnancy

Acupuncture and strengthening exercises help relieve pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy and are effective complements to standard treatment, finds a study published online by the BMJ today.
pelvic girdle pain is a common complaint among pregnant women worldwide, but no cure exists.
Researchers in Sweden identified 386 pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain. Women were randomly divided [...]

Pelvic Pain Symptoms

Pelvic Pain Symptoms
A combination of postural changes, the growing baby, unstable pelvic joints under the influence of pregnancy hormones and changes in the centre of gravity can all add to the varying degrees of pain or discomfort. In some cases it can come on suddenly or following a fall, sudden abduction of the thighs (opening [...]