Chronic Pelvic Pain

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Chronic Pelvic Pain: Overview of Evaluation and Treatment

   • Richard E. Blackwell

   Pages 1-6

3. Physiology of Pain

   • Richard E. Blackwell, David L. Olive

   Pages 7-18

4. Pelvic Pain of Urinary Origin

   • Jacqueline E. Williams, L. Keith Lloyd

   Pages 19-41

5. Pelvic Pain of Gastrointestinal Origin

   • Katherine A. Laybourn, Phillip A. Dean

   Pages 43-60

6. Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain

   • David L. Olive, Richard E. Blackwell, Alan B. Copperman

   Pages 61-83

7. Atypical Endometriosis: Its Presentation and Management

   • Richard E. Blackwell

   Pages 85-100

8. Pain Associated with Pelvic Adhesive Disease

   • Antoni J. Duleba

   Pages 101-119

9. Adenomyosis, Leiomyomata, and Pelvic Pain

   • Eric Knochenhauer, Ricardo Azziz

   Pages 121-142

10. Chronic Pain Syndrome: Its Origin, Pathophysiology, and Treatment

    • Richard E. Blackwell

    Pages 143-151

11. Surgical Management of Pelvic Pain

    • Howard T. Sharp

    Pages 153-166

12. Office-Based Surgery and Its Role in the Management of Pelvic Pain

    • Steven F. Palter

    Pages 167-182

13. The Role of the Mental Health Professional in the Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain

    • Dorothy A. Greenfeld, Mary Casey Jacob

    Pages 183-194

14. Chronic Pain Management: Role of the Anesthesiologist

    • Pardeep K. Sood, Lloyd R. Saberski

    Pages 195-224

15. Back Matter

    Pages 225-235

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Chronic Pelvic Pain: Evaluation and Management presents a clinically oriented, multi-disciplinary approach to the diagnosis, treatment, and management of chronic pelvic pain in women -- one of the most common problems encountered in the practice setting. The editors present this challenging and often vexing subject in a practical, user-friendly, highly illustrated text, including chapters on: physiology of pain; pain associated with endometriosis; pain associated with fibroids; surgical management; the role of office based surgery; the role of the psychiatrist in pain management; pelvic pain of urinary origin; pelvic pain of gastrointestinal origin. Designed to be incorporated into the every day practice, this book is a must for all clinicians in obstetrics-gynecology as well as for any physician involved in the health care of women.

• gynecology
• obstetrics
• pain
• pain management
• treatment

• Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Biology, and Endocrinology, University of Alabama Medical School, Birmingham, USA

  Richard E. Blackwell

• Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA

  David L. Olive

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