Abdominal and Pelvic Pain

Pain is a common symptom defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage.” This statement characterizes the evolved nature of pain as a warning system and feedback mechanism that influences how we adapt to our environment. However, pain at its core it is  suffering and its persistence can be insufferable for people and diagnostically problematic to those who care for  the sick, as well being  a burdensome cost to society.ow)

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Pain is a common symptom defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage.”  This statement characterizes the evolved nature of pain as a warning system and feedback mechanism that influences how we adapt to our environment. However, pain at its core it is  suffering and its persistence can be insufferable for people and diagnostically problematic to those who care for  the sick, as well being  a burdensome cost to society.

The female pelvis contains many important organs and structures.  Portions of the gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, as well as reproductive organs are located within the pelvis.  Several of the causes of female pelvic pain involve the derangement in the arrangement of these structures.  The diseases that can cause pelvic pain are innumerable.