C. Paul Perry

Chronic pelvic pain in women is a common and disabling illness caused by numerous organic pathologies usually accompanied by varying psychological dysfunctions. Many patients may receive misdiagnosis, misdirected therapies, or do not seek h…

Once again the International Pelvic Pain Society realized a very successful meeting in Hartford this spring. We were able to pull together interesting and dynamic speakers from many different disciplines with refreshingly new perspectives o…

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain in women due to hernias may be misdiagnosed by practicing clinicians. These fascial defects, their symptoms, physical findings, and proper treatment must be known in order to help women experiencing this form…

OBGYN.net Conference Coverage: From International Pelvic Pain Society Simsbury Connecticut - April/May, 1999

OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of laparoscopic positioning by ligament investment, fixation and truncation (UPLIFT) in alleviating pain in women with a symptomatic, retroverted uterus, the duration of pain relief, and operative or postop…

Pelvic Pain Center, 2006 Brookwood Medical Center Drive, Suite 402, Women's Medical Center, Birmingham, AL 35209; E-mail: [email protected]

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine if women undergoing presacral neurectomy, hysterectomy, or other gynecologic surgery experience a greater frequency of constipation than those having no surgery. DESIGN: Concurrent, nonrandomized, retrospectiv…

BACKGROUND: The retrocervical area of the pelvis is a particularly strategic location for dyspareunia-producing endometriotic lesions. Because this area is often hidden from view by the cervical bulge, it is necessary that close attention b…

This study was carried out to determine the efficacy of laparoscopic presacral neurectomy (LPSN) and to define its role in modern gynecology using a prospective consecutive cohort. One hundred three patients underwent LPSN, and 87 were incl…