Fred M. Howard

This review has been replaced by published review 'Non‐surgical interventions for the management of chronic pelvic pain'. It will also be replaced by current protocol 'Surgical interventions for the management of chronic pelvic pain in wome…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the degree of pain relief provided by laparoscopic surgical treatment of ovarian remnant and ovarian retention syndromes. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING: Acad…

The cause of noncyclical chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in many women is unknown: 30% have no identifiable pelvic pathology, and in those who do the relationship of CPP and the pathology is often unclear. Moreover, epidemiologic studies demonstr…

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common complaint of women presenting for gynecologic and primary care. Evaluation of CPP requires obtaining a careful history including not only obstetrical and gynecologic information but also screening for g…

In this review, the pitfalls that still exist with the surgical treatment of endometriosisassociatedpelvic pain have been discussed and the best evidence regarding various aspects of surgical techniques have been reviewed. When laparoscopy …

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) has a prevalence in the general population of 15%, and in about 4% of all women is of sufficient severity to cause them to seek medical care. In spite of being a common condition, the evaluation of CPP remains a co…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the usefulness of the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) pain descriptors in the diagnostic evaluation of chronic pelvic pain. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2…

Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) is a chronic bladder disorder characterized by pelvic pain and irritative voiding symptoms. The symptoms of IC/PBS can overlap with such conditions as endometriosis, recurrent urinary …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the efficacy of common treatments for vulvodynia: topical lidocaine monotherapy, oral desipramine monotherapy, and lidocaine-desipramine combined therapy. METHODS: A 12-week randomized, double-blinded, placebo-contro…

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Etiology Epidemiology Diagnosis Surgical Treatment Conclusion References

Endometriosis remains an enigmatic disorder in that the cause, the natural history, and the precise mechanisms by which it causes pain are not completely understood. The pain symptoms most commonly attributed to endometriosis are dysmenorrh…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to compare subjects with interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) with controls on prior surgeries. STUDY DESIGN: IC/PBS subjects were compared with matched controls on surgeries and…

OBJECTIVE: A standardized tampon insertion and removal test, the Tampon Test provides an alternative to sexual intercourse pain as an outcome measure for vulvodynia research. We report upon the reliability, validity, and responsiveness to c…